One of the major issues on AJAX web applications is the accesibility and usability lacks. Many users have manies and don¡t undestands about AJAX, they only expects that if they click the back button then it must works as always and get them back to the previous screen.

Digitarald.de have developed a solution HistoryManager - The Ajax Back-Button (v1.0) for  Mootools   developers. You can test some samples there and also I have implementerd it on my company web www.equipo24.com

But I also use to develop using Prototype so I have rewritten that library using Prototype, the usage is very similar to the original library.

Download prototype.historyManager.js

Introdution

e24TabMenu is a plugin written for scriptaculous. It is a tab menu that expands collapse smoothly.

Demos

• All tabs hidden
• One tab expanded

Usage

Include Prototype 1.6.0.2 and Scriptaculous 1.8.1 in the HTML code header. Also include e24TabMenu after both:

<script type='text/javascript' src='js/prototype.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='/js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='js/e24tabmenu.js'></script>

Next, write the necesary HTML code to define de menu. We will need a container layer (“menu” on the example) and inside the container we will have a layer for each menu item where we will add its content. After that, add links (html tag “A”) for each menu’s tab, the “rel” attribute value must be e24menuitem[layer_id] where layer_id is the id of the content layer (on the example “ítem_3d”, “ítem_gall”, “ítem_menu”, “ítem_efec”). Bellow the links we can add contents that will show when all tabs are collapsed.

<div id="menu" ><!---menu container--> 
  <div id="item_3d" class="menutarget"> 
    Contenido
  </div> 
 
  <div id="item_gall" class="menutarget"> 
    Contenido
  </div> 
 
  <div id="item_menu" class="menutarget"> 
    Contenido
  </div> 
 
  <div id="item_efec" class="menutarget"> 
    Contenido
  </div> 
 
  <!---tabs del menu--> 
  <a id="3d" href="#3d" rel="e24menuitem[item_3d]"><img src="img/3d.gif" alt="Efectos 3D" /></a> 
  <a id="gall" href="#galerias" rel="e24menuitem[item_gall]"><img src="img/galerias.gif" alt="Galeria de fotos AJAX" /></a> 
  <a id="menus" href="#menus" rel="e24menuitem[item_menu]" ><img src="img/menus.gif" alt="Efectos de Menus" /></a> 
  <a id="efec" href="#efectos" rel="e24menuitem[item_efec]"><img src="img/efectos.gif" alt="Otros efectos ajax" /></a> 
  <!---tabs del menu--> 
 
  <div id="maincontent"> 
    Contenido principal 
  </div><!--texto--> 
</div><!--menu container-->

Finally we write the necesary javascript code to define the menu. As first param we will pass the container layer id , and as second param an option’s array.

oe24TabMenu = new e24TabMenu( 'menu', { duration: 1.0, transition: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal } );

Options

• duration: Decimal, representing the time in seconds that will take the menu item movement. Default value: 1.0
• transition: Function that modifies each animation’s point: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal (default), Effect.Transitions.linear, Effect.Transitions.reverse, Effect.Transitions.wobble, Effect.Transitions.flicker
• callback: callback function that will be processed once the animation is complete. It is useful to concatenate animations.

Methods

• toggleMenu: Toggles the tab. Requieres the object reference of the corresponding link.

  oe24TabMenu.toggleMenu($('3d'));

Known Issues

• Add more directions like, down-top, letf-right, right-left.

Download

e24TabMenu 0.8 beta (176 KB)

Intro

e24Writer is a plugin written for scriptaculous to gradually display a group of elements using a chained opacity transition. The elements can be either images, HTML or text.

Demos

• Animating Images

• Animating a Text

Usage

Include Prototype 1.6.0.2 and Scriptaculous 1.8.1 in the HTML code header. Also include e24Writer after both.

<script type='text/javascript' src='js/prototype.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='/js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects'></script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='js/e24writer.js'></script>

For example, if we have text that we want to appear gradually letter-by-letter. First, we need to split the text into individual letters. If the text is a whole image then we need to split it in an image per letter basis.

Next, write the necessary HTML code to define the animation. We will need a container layer (”letters” on the example) and inside the container we will have a layer for each element. There is one layer per letter. Example below:

<div id="letters" >
		<div class="letter"><img src="img/letter1.jpg" alt="letra1" /></div>
		<div class="letter"><img src="img/letter2.jpg" alt="letra2" /></div>
		<div class="letter"><img src="img/letter3.jpg" alt="letra3" /></div>
		<div class="letter"><img src="img/letter4.jpg" alt="letra4" /></div>
</div>

Finally, we write the necessary javascript code. As first param we will provide the container layer id, and as second param an option’s array.

oe24Writer = new e24Writer( 'letters', { autostart: true, duration: 1.0, interval: 0.3 });

Options

• autostart: Boolean, if set to “true” the animation starts automatically, if set to “false” then we will need to call start() method to initiate the animation. Default value: “false”
• duration: Decimal, representing the time in seconds that each element transition will take. Default value: 1.0
• interval: Decimal, representing the time in seconds that will take between each element transition. Default value: 0.3
• callback: callback function that will be processed once the animation is complete. It is useful to concatenate animations.

Methods

• start: No params needed. Initiates the animation if effect object was created with the autostart option set to “false”.

Known Issues

• Add more direction, like right-left.
• Ability to restart the animation.

Download

e24Writer 0.4.1 beta (71.33 KB)