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  QueryLoader – preload your website in style

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There is always a minor problem when it comes to preloading image on a website. Nobody really has a full solution for it. There are a lot of preloaders available, but most of the time they only display the words: “Loading page” or have an animated image that spins. Why can’t there be a nice loading bar of some kind?
I’ve gotten a few request on how to make a preloader, or people asking me how to get all the images of a web page and preload them (even the images in CSS).

This preloader has it all. Loading bar, custom animations and getting all images included in the web page.

QueryLoader - preload your website in style

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  jQuery convertion: Panoramic Photoviewer in Javascript

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This is part two of my script convertions. From scriptaculous to jQuery in just a few minutes of work. This time it’s the Panoramic Photoviewer to get a jQuery makeover.

A few highlights:
From 200 to 80 lines of code (wow).
Works in more browsers.
Lightweight due to jQuery usage.

For all the jQuery lovers: Here is the Panoramic Photoviewer. Now in jQuery!

jQuery convertion: Panoramic Photoviewer in Javascript

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  jQuery convertion: Garagedoor effect using Javascript

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Today I finally found the courage to go and try jQuery. After getting some people say: “You should use jQuery instead of scriptaculous.” I began thinking. What is the reason I choose script.aculo.us again? Must have been something I read in that time.
Anyway, today I found the time to look at jQuery a bit and thought: Let’s convert my very first posted script to jQuery!

After 5 minutes of reading about selectors in jQuery and 15 minutes of coding it was born. I am super amazed by the results! About 40%/50% less code and about 200% less time needed to write the script. I bet that in the future 400% less time is reachable!

For all the jQuery lovers: Here is the Garage Door effect. Now in jQuery!

jQuery convertion: Garagedoor effect using Javascript

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  Customize the default alert() function of Javascript

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Web designers, developers and web users know them. We all have run across one of these; the Javascript alert message. Most of the time, I don’t even read them and click them away. But the more important thing is that they just look ugly, no matter which browser you use.

So why not remake the whole Javascript alert function? This article will give you the basics of my customization of the alert message.

Customize the default alert() function of Javascript

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  Panoramic Photoviewer in Javascript

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As a webdesigner you might have had this problem: “I’ve got a nice looking wide image, but I don’t want my visitors to scroll horizontally.”

A colleague showed me a new project he was working on. A large image appeared and I had the ability to drag and move the image around in a container. Not super efficient if you ask me, I still had to grab the image and move it around holding my mouse button. Can’t there be an easier way?

This article will show you my solution to the problem and maybe even a different approach on navigation.

Panoramic Photoviewer in Javascript

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