AjaxCoded

Have you ever wanted to harness some of the Google power ?

Now you can. Google has released their GWT (Google Web Toolkit) to help develop Ajax applications using Java. They also supply a lot of sample code to help jump start your efforts. Google continues to show that they are not only willing to keep developing killer apps, but also to help the Internet community learn how to leverage the power of the Internet.

The Getting Started Guide is excellent and will have you creating Ajax applications in a hurry.

AJAX has the power to make your site more compelling and more dynamic, but AJAX development is often complicated, with much of the development time spent working around browser quirks and the fragility of AJAX components. Trust us, we know–the development of our own AJAX apps, like Google Maps and Google Calendar, caused us no small amount of AJAX-induced frustration.That’s why we’re bringing you Google Web Toolkit. GWT is a new publicly available software development tool that makes creating AJAX applications much easier. With GWT, you can develop and debug your own AJAX applications in Java code using the Java development tools of your choice. When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler simply translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

Check it out over on Google Code.

Source : Official Google Blog: Making AJAX development easier

Here is an excellent example of a simple yet functional Ajax application. The Instant Domain Check let’s you start typing in a domain name and begins checking the results immediately. Although it is a simple and fun exercise, it is also very helpful. Using a base word to try and find an available domain is a snap.

“This easy tool will allow you to check the availability of domains instantly. There is no page load, you simply type your domain and the system will automatically query your input. Start your domain searching today!” Source : Instant Domain Check

The new Lightbox has been published at Huddle Together. The installation only takes a couple of minutes and is worth the effort. We used the same images that were used in the previous gallery test.

An advantage of the Lightbox by Lokesh Dhakar would be the easy adaptability to connect to a database. If you wanted to pull the graphics or photos from a db and automatically set them up for the Lightbox it would only require the extra lightbox tag in the output string.

Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It’s a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers. - Lokesh Dhakar

To see the script in action, simple click on any of the images below. We are using the group function, just move your mouse over the top of the image to use the Next / Previous options.

Visit the Huddle Together website for more information and the download of Lightbox JS V2.0.