Learning jQuery

A question I often hear is, “How do I clear a form?” Initially the answer seems very straightforward – a one-liner in jQuery: $('form :input').val(""); But upon closer examination we find that this is a bad way to solve the problem. When someone says they want to “clear a form” what they really mean is […]

One of the most confusing aspects of jQuery is how it assigns scope during callbacks. It must be confusing because the topic generates a lot of questions on the mailing list. It’s too bad, really, because jQuery sets the scope in order to simplify your code, not make it more confusing. So here are some […]

Beta 2 of the clueTip Plugin for jQuery is out the door and on the server. I’ve made a number of fairly significant changes (for the better, I hope), both to the script and to the CSS. One notable addition is the ability to apply a “jTip” style to the clueTips by changing the CSS, […]

If you’re a member of the jQuery discussion list, then you probably already know that I’ve been working on an ajax tooltip plugin, inspired by Cody Lindley’s jTip plugin. Well, I’m finally ready to officially introduce it (even though Smashing Magazine somehow found out about it and included it in their list of 40+ Tooltips […]

It’s been so long since I last posted a tutorial here that I’m afraid everyone might have forgotten about the place. For the past few months, there has been a little “Page Contents” menu at the top-right corner of some of the pages on this site — actually, any page that has more than one […]

There was a request recently on the jQuery discussion list for an enhancement to Ritesh Agrawal’s Simple Star Rating System to allow for 1/2 star ratings. So I took it upon myself to add the feature. Update I’m not supporting my version of this plugin at this time. I meant it more as a proof […]