Learning jQuery

jQuery's .select() method is not a super popular or commonly used jQuery event method, but it can be very useful. A select event occurs when text within a text area or text input field is selected (highlighted) by a user using the cursor. Basically, the only time you would use it is if you want […]

jQuery has a few built-in keystroke methods that are all triggered by different stages of keys being pressed on a user's keyboard. If you want to be able to keep track of how many keystroke a user makes, or if you want an event to be triggered as the result of a key being pressed […]

With rich text editors (also referred to as What You See is What You Get editors -- which is often abbreviated to WYSIWYG) make it easy for anyone to add styled, formatted text to the interwebs without having to have any code or CSS knowledge. They're the kind of editor that most people would probably […]

This tutorial will demonstrate how to use CSS, jQuery, and JavaScript to create a really simple and cool text effect where it appears as though there are bubbles forming behind the text. After forming, the bubble float above the text before they disappear. This tutorial was inspired by a code snippet that originally appeared on […]

If you've ever had the displeasure of working with iFrames, then you know how tedious and frustrating the process can be. Because an iFrames is just embedded HTML content that can be from any website, often when you're working with them, the style sheets that determine how the content looks are hosted on another server. This […]

Adding a cropping functionality to your site is definitely a cool feature to include on any project, and a great way to give your users access to a really useful functionality If you're not sure how to go about creating an image cropper from scratch, don't worry, you're not alone. With so many open source […]