Useful Javascript LIBs and APPs(Update when new are found to)

[Mgccl]

Here include some LARGE libraries that can be called a Framework:


Prototype
http://prototype.conio.net/
Not much to say about it... it is the library for people to write libraries(yes.. for JS Masters... not for normal humans)

scriptaculous
http://script.aculo.us/
here is a qoute"script.aculo.us provides you with
easy-to-use, cross-browser user
interface JavaScript libraries to make
your web sites and web applications fly."

Rico
http://openrico.org/
Useful... somekind of library rich in Ajax support

Dojo
http://dojotoolkit.org/
The most powerful JS framework(or library)... I love it... Some part are pretty cool, some part of it are cool.

YUI
yahoo's open source User Interface library..

MochiKit
http://mochikit.com/
a light weight JS kit.. I don't know much about it...


Here on are small(compare to the Massive Dojo and YUI...) good Apps or libraries that you might find interesting
My-BIC
http://www.litfuel.net/mybic/
looks like best Ajax library designed for PHP out there... that's why I put it here first. It support output JSON or XML...

Syntax Highlighter
http://www.dreamprojections.com/syntaxhighlighter/
Useful to highlight syntaxes!
But why use it when you can use GeShi in PHP?
because GeSHI is SLOW for the server!! and Syntax Highlighter make the load part of the user computer, not our server!!

Codepress
http://codepress.fermads.net/
I await this to be... stable.. This allows you edit codes ONLINE!!! with syntax highlighting feature!!

Sortable table(dhtmlgoodies.com)
This one is also... cool... go to dhtmgoodies.com and find it..
Therea are many other ones like this thing, but.. This one is the one I think it's the FASTEST and MOST STABLE and small!

Tipmessage(http://migoicons.tripod.com/) or Overlib(www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/)
use Tipmessage if you want a lite version of Overlib... those are popular mouse over popup DIV library!!!

TinyMCE
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/
WYSIWYG HTML editor... everyone should know... or DIE! There are alterntive to TinyMCE, which is FCKeditor.

prototype window class
http://prototype-window.xilinus.com/
easy to use DIV jump out window class, need prototype. But this is one of the most useful class ever for almost... All websites!!

Behaviour
http://ripcord.co.nz/behaviour/
use this can easilly make unobtrusive DHTML happen....

Ajax wrapper.... the ones that detect the browser and chose which way to send xmlhtt things...
Personally, I like lite ones, the ones that's a small, compact and fast...
I found 3

one is moo.ajax
http://www.mad4milk.net/entry/moo.ajax
god this is small... 3kb uncompressed!

and the other one
Simple AJAX Code-Kit (SACK) v1.6.1
http://www.twilightuniverse.co.....code/sack/
this is larger... about 6kb uncompressed

there is another one, 1.4KB uncompressed. but the author's website just stop featuring it anymore. also, it's just impossible to be find
and from my test... I think all those libraries can do what I need(use Ajax to get some JSON output by PHP)

Nifty Corners Cube
people get crazy about round corners in webpages.. I don't know why but if you do, this is where you want to Visit

http://www.html.it/articoli/niftycube/index.html

amber jack
http://amberjack.org/
give you user a tour in your website... great for newbies

Link Thumbnail
http://lab.arc90.com/2006/07/link_thumbnail.php
put a thumbnail on the link you specifies.

Prototype Carousel Class
http://prototype-carousel.xilinus.com/
want a lite(6kb) JS script that does image slide show without download the ENTIRE YUI? use this. This combines with Prototype(yes.. it's big... but, then again. a lot scritpt uses them )

Chart(webfx)
http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/chart/chart.html
make SVG charts in browser, why use a lot Server power on GD Charts anyway... just provide some small text points and it's supported by many browsers

Alternating Rows
http://lab.arc90.com/2006/09/alternating_rows.php
it auto genorate alternating rows. each with different CSS. But, might not be that useful if you already got a PHP script take care of that

unobtrusive sidenotes
http://lab.arc90.com/2006/05/unobtrusive_sidenotes.php
Another cool script from arc90's lab, it build side notes for any part of the passage.

Image Caption
http://lab.arc90.com/2006/07/image_caption_1.php
life is a lot more easier with this, it automatically turns image title="This is a cool photo I took." into some captions. but... if you chose to use PHP do that, fine with me...

External Link
http://lab.arc90.com/2006/08/external_link.php

here is what the arc90 lab said so I don't have to have my own conclution:
What is this?

Providing users with a simple way to choose whether to follow a link by opening a new window or not is a tricky problem, and most solutions aren't easy to implement. Not so with External Link. Include our script in your blog or web page and just add classes to your links, and you give users convenient icons to open new windows, while maintaining the text links for continuing in the current window. No hassle, no fuss and no more problem.

Giving all of your links this helpful feature is easy, too. Just copy one extra line into your html head and you don't even need to add classes to your links. Plus, the script is smart enough to avoid adding the icon to links that don't go to external sites.

Thick Box
http://codylindley.com/Javascript/25...-rule-them-all
you know there are people go crazy on the light box effect right? yeah... but here, there is a imporved version, thick box... test for yourself

[Pug307]

That's a very good contribution for the forums. Thanks for that Mgccl  --)