Problem: No Drag-and-Drop On The iPhone/iPod Touch. Solution: Click-To-Click Move
The drag-and-drop functions provided by various JavaScript libraries (jQuery, YUI, etc.) won't work in the iPhone/iPod Touch Safari web browser... more »
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Changing Individual CSS Styles with jQuery
I used to change the styles of HTML elements by changing the CSS class or classes associated with the element because changing individual style... more »
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Some Design Considerations When Building A Web App for iPhone/iPod Use
I recently finished a small project that involved optimizing some simple web applications for use on an iPhone/iPod Touch. I won't bore you with the... more »
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Sorting a Nested List Using jQuery And Saving the Changes
A reader asked me if it was possible to sort/rearrange items in nested lists (lists within a main list) using the jQuery UI Sortables code. I told him... more »
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Techniques For Providing Instructions Within A Web Application
Some of the processes you find in web applications are fairly standard. Most folks can fill out a contact form, or fill out a survey, or make a... more »
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How to Create a Countdown Timer in JavaScript
I wanted to spice up the conference promotional badges on my blog with timers that counted down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until each... more »
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How to Use the Same Server-Side Code to Validate Form Data With or Without AJAX Using jQuery
This is a technique I developed recently that allows me to write a single set of server-side code to validate data submitted via an HTML form that can... more »
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JavaScript-powered UI tool for rearranging a list of items
You can use this tool in a web application to let users manually rearrange the order in which records or items should be displayed. The new order of... more »
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