Archive for the 'Ajax' Category

Protopage

Published on December 7, 2005 in Ajax, CSS and Web 2.0. 0 Comments


Seriously, I do not know how much a project like this would be benefecial to you, and whether it would be a mainstream in near future, but I’ve been seeing many new ‘desktop sites’ lately which aims to be the start page of your browser.

Typically, they are a RSS aggregrator with a blend of Ajax and CSS so that you can move the ‘windows’ or panels around, and update the sections without having to reload the page.

Protopage is the new kid in this arena which has recently gone Version 2.0. Unlike ‘competitors’ like Google Personalized, Start.com (we are not affiliated, by the way), Netvibes and Zoozio, Protopage lets you move the panels freely without having to ‘dock’ the panels to the invisible alignment lines. Panels are resizable and can be minimized too.

Useful or not, Protopage is definitely a showcase of smart CSS and Ajax usage.

Link: Protopage.com.

Emily Chang’s eHub

Published on September 30, 2005 in Ajax and Internet. 0 Comments

Wonder what’s the next site to be on the shopping list of Google or Microsoft? Pay attention to these terms: web (web 2.0), social software, blogging, ajax, location mapping, open source, folksonomy, design and digital media sharing.

Don’t miss Emily Chang’s nice collection of such sites.

Ajaxsearch - adding Ajax search box into your blogs

Published on September 17, 2005 in Ajax and Blogging tools. 14 Comments

Introducing Ajaxsearch, my first ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) attempt. With Ajaxsearch, you can add a search box into your blog that returns the search result to your users as they type.

For live example, please use the Seach box on the right panel.

Installation is easy,

1. Copy ajaxsearch.js and ajaxsearch.php into your blog directory.
2. Add the following codes into the area of your blog where you want the Ajaxsearch box to display

<script src="ajaxsearch.js"></script>
<form name="form1">
<input name="keyword" onKeyUp="SendQuery(this.value)" style="WIDTH:100px" autocomplete="off">
<div align="left" class="box" id="autocomplete" style="WIDTH:200px;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#EDF3DE"></div>
</form>
<script language="JavaScript"> HideDiv("autocomplete"); </script>

3. That’s it!

It currently supports Drupal and Wordpress blogs. It’s an opensource freeware. Feel free to try it and leave comments. I’m working to port it to other popular blog engines, or you may help to hack it.

Latest version: Download Ajaxsearch-0.1.