ctRotator – A Flexible Item/Image Rotator Script for jQuery

I was taking part in developing an interesting web application - the Thank You Project. During which I made an item rotator script that swaps a list of messages in and out from the message board. I find the rotator script is very useful, so I decide to share it. To get an overview of [...]

Ajax Response Helper for PHP

In Ajax programming development, passing data back and forth between client and server is a common task. There are two major data formats that one can use for this purpose, namely XML and JSON. My personal preference is JSON because I find it's less verbose and easier to parse. Although latest PHP provides a very handy [...]

Fading Effect with YUI’s Animation Utility

In YUI's Animation Utility example page there are demonstrations on how to create color and motion animations. However I couldn't find an example for how to create fading effect. After spending some time on trying different approaches, I came up with this code snip: (more...)

Creating a Digg This Button for Your WordPress Blog

Creating a Digg This button is very easy. Here's a non-plugin approach: digg_url = '< ?php the_permalink() ?>'; digg_title = '< ?php the_title() ?>'; Copy and paste above script to anywhere between your WordPress' theloop: digg_url = 'http://thecodecentral.com/2008/04/30/creating-a-digg-this-button-for-your-wordpress-blog'; digg_title = 'Creating a Digg This Button for Your WordPress Blog'; Instead post specific Digg button, you can create a site wide [...]

JavaScript Source Joiner/Combiner

The complexity of JavaScript code has increased rapidly over the last two years. The emerging of various JavaScript libraries/frameworks along with Ajax technology enable us to build sophisticate applications which are comparable to desktop ones. A mid-size to large-size Ajax/JavaScript applications normally consist of thousands lines of code. For readability and navigability, it is practical [...]