Why shouldn't we use Flash? Why should we use AJAX (DHTML/Javascript)? Should we support IE6? I'm wrestling with these questions for a new web product, and I'd like insight from others. [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 29 answers

I recently got a new web host that I'm going to use for backup and I'm looking for a free AJAX web interface / CMS to manipulate files online. See inside... [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 6 answers

Can you help me? I'd like to use this mootools script on a contact via email form on a site I'm designing for a friend, and I need to know if something about it can be changed. [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 5 answers

I want to take an Excel spreadsheet and just make it a dynamically sortable table I can put in a webpage or blog. I want people to be able to click a column, and have the table be sorted by that column. Best solutions? Also, if the table included locations, is it possible to make them selectable, and have the selected locations display on Google maps? Thanks.
posted on Apr 26, 2008 - 5 answers

WebDesignFilter: How can I show certain elements of a form depending on the value of a radio button? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 3 answers

For the web developers in the house: when viewing the generated code for a web page, the Document Type Definition is missing. Where does it go? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 5 answers

AJAXfilter: Is there a framework that would be good for building an app that can place, move, resize, and rotate images on a page ala blingee? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me AJAX-ify a very simple web process in PHP. Links to very simple AJAX tutorials much appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 7 answers

JavaScript: jQuery vs Scriptaculous - Which is currently the favorite amongst developers? [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2007 - 11 answers

Please help me get a Javascript embedded in an SVG talking to a Javascript embedded in an XHTML page, when they're both in a Ruby on Rails RHTML template. Works fine when the HTML page is a flatfile, not so well in RoR. [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking for a good cross-browser web-based text editor simliar to google docs but with a focus on text rather than RTF or ODF. Something like a server-based TextWrangler or Emacs. Some of the things I want include: [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 8 answers

How can I integrate Google Docs to Microsoft Word 2007? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2007 - 2 answers

We are in the middle of a redesign of a community voting site - and we're lookng for examples of good voting buttons. [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2007 - 2 answers

Where do the experienced Javascript / AJAX developers hang out and discuss things on the net? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2007 - 14 answers

Annoying MIE Javascript/AJAX question: I'm making an Ajax site and am trying to get it to work with Explorer. It works perfectly in Firefox and Safari but not in Explorer, damn MS and their constant exceptions! [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 21 answers

Are there any tutorials on how to make a low-traffic version of the AJAX MacRumors Live page they use for keynotes? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2007 - 4 answers

If you can buy three books on web-development today, what would they be? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 10 answers

This is a two-part question concerning e-mail, the internet's original 'killer app'. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 16 answers

I'm looking for a lightweight, reusable, "server neutral", DHTML/AJAX style date-picker calendar widget without any Internet Explorer memory leaks. Not looking like ass is a plus. Free is great, reasonably priced is fine. Does anyone have a favorite? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm looking for JavaScript code that successfully updates the href value for the "application/rss+xml" link in a way that enables the Firefox Live Bookmarks functionality to work with a href value assigned at run-time. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm getting into learning web design -- started with the basics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS, and want to move on to JavaScript and Ajax next. Problem: I have zero, and I mean zero, programming experience. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 15 answers

Is it possible to make an AJAX request work with an HTTP authorization-protected server script? [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2006 - 5 answers

What web technology/language should I learn to make simple online apps and just generally enhance my bare-bones knowledge of HTML? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm looking for a web-based to-do-list manager, along the lines of 37Signals' Backpack, that allows its users to have a to-do task recur a certain amount of time after it's been checked off. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 12 answers

AJAX help for a newbie. How do I rearrange the order of a set of images? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 10 answers

Help an AJAX newbie! Here's the problem: I have a table where each cell contains a single image. The order of these images does matter. I want the user to be able to drag and drop an image from one cell into another cell. All other images would then "move over" one cell. [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2006 - 3 answers

Ajax design - The more little UI widgets I add to my project, the harder it is to maintain a coherent directory structure. Any tips or articles on how to maintain an intelligent directory/site structure on Ajax projects, where you have N number of little UI widgets that are retrieved on demand?
posted on Sep 30, 2006 - 2 answers

What happened to Joe's Goals?
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 5 answers

Why doesn't Opera work properly for me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2006 - 8 answers

Is it possible to view the source of an AJAX website? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm making the AJAX plunge, and working with Yahoo's AJAX User Interface Library (specifically Dialog to create form sumission dialog boxes. But I don't know how to pass values into the box that pops up. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 7 answers

AJAX / DHTML / javascript-filter: If I have an HTML table of numbers, is there a script I can add which would allow me to have a little -/+ button for each cell that would adjust the value of a number in the cell? This is for simple inventory management and would preferably just run as a local HTML file on a Mac OS X machine. (or flash drive)
posted on May 19, 2006 - 21 answers

Will the Opera browser for the Nintendo DS Lite support GMail and Google Calendar? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm looking for a simple Ajax commenting script that will allow commenters on a blog-like site to submit comments without actually leaving the page. I've found the one for Wordpress - but it seems to be a little too specialised for WP templates to be easily adaptable for my site's needs (though I will if I have to). Any links would be much appreciated.
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 5 answers

If I wanted an ecommerce site powered by something like osCommerce and I wanted some additional functionality built that gave product previews via ajax, similar to what NetFlix does, where should I look for a programmer to set it all up and about how much should I expect to pay?
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 4 answers

PHP/AJAX: Say I have a form with 3 SELECT's - country, state/province, city. I'm looking for a something that will update the SELECT's from the server using AJAX if possible, but will also degrade to the non-AJAX version for people that have JavaScript disabled. Can anyone recommend a PHP library that can do that?
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - 7 answers

Does my router hate AJAX? When I access Google Maps (or certain other sites that make use of similar technology) it consistently triggers network freezes and delays on my home network. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 9 answers

Is there an alternative to XMLHttpRequest that would work across different domains? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 16 answers

Why do browsers store the original DOM in the browser history instead of caching the most recent version? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2006 - 12 answers

I'm trying to implement some AJAX features in a project, and need help deciphering the possible options and parameters of the Rico framework's accordion display. [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 4 answers

Dumb question about curl and setting up Ruby on Rails from an extreme novice. [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2006 - 16 answers

AJAX: I have a project I'm building where I'd like to replicate the Google Maps click-and-drag UI, to view a very large graphic that's cropped so you can only view a section at a time. Any idea where I can find a tutorial on how to do that? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2005 - 2 answers

PDAfilter: Does anyone know how the Sprint PPC-6700 (or any other variety of the HTC Apache or Wizard) does with AJAX-style web2.0 apps? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 9 answers

I'm having an Ajax (Javascript) problem... it only updates once. [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2005 - 4 answers

So AJAX is the talk of the town and proponents generally showcase Google Map and Gmail as good examples of the technology. Are there any other ones out there? I'm working on putting together some demos trying to showcase how the technology can be a competitor to Flash so it would be nice to have stuff beyond Google's offerings.
posted on Apr 13, 2005 - 6 answers

I stumbled across an Internet Explorer display problem today that I just can't figure out. It feels CSS-related, and it feels float-related, but despite knowing all about the Holly Hack and all about how to deal with most every float-related IE bug I've seen prior to today, this one has me totally stumped. Can someone help? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2005 - 4 answers