IE multimedia filters and transitions reference update

The upcoming IE8 changes the way CSS filters and transitions are defined. With that said, we've just updated our Filters Reference to account for the differing syntax.

Overview of CSS3 Structural pseudo-classes

There are some new classes this Fall, CSS3 Structural pseudo-classes that is. Learn about how they let you select and style child elements of a container based on a variety of generic criteria such as the odd and even rows of a table.

W3C CSS Selectors API- The querySelector() and querySelectorAll() methods

The querySelector() and querySelectorAll() methods let you enter a CSS selector as a parameter and return the selected elements as DOM elements. Think of them as document.getElementById() on steriods.

Rich HTML Ticker

Rich HTML TIcker is a practical script for displaying ordinary, rich HTML content in a rotated fashion on your page. The ticker contents can either be defined inline on the page, or within an external file and fetched using Ajax.

Ajax (XMLHttpRequest) reference

A comprehensive, one page section on Ajax (XMLHttpRequest object) has just been added to the JavaScript Reference. It's everything you need to know on Ajax, condensed for quick consumption!

Performing GET and POST requests using Ajax

Ajax, once stripped of all its fanciness, basically describes just two things- performing "GET" and "POST" requests asynchronously. This tutorial explains Ajax frankly and gently, while also covering the important topics of fetching XML and JSON files using Ajax.

JavaScript Reference- Keyboard/ Mouse Buttons Events

The latest update to our JS Reference takes a hard look at keyboard and mouse button events in JavaScript, including the unicode value of each key.

Dynamically loading an external JavaScript or CSS file

External JavaScript or CSS files do not always have to be synchronously loaded as part of the page, but dynamically as well. In this tutorial, we'll see how to load, remove, and replace external JavaScript and CSS files on demand and asynchronously. It the era of Ajax, it's a handy thing to know.

Sorting an JavaScript array using array.sort()

See how to harness the sort() method of JavaScript to sort an array alphabetically, numerically, or even shuffle the array elements.

Displaying RSS feeds easily using Google Ajax Feed API

Displaying RSS feeds from other sites on your own is a nice way to show constantly updated content automatically. In this tutorial, we show you how to use Google Ajax Feed API to display RSS feeds from other sites on your own easily and without hosting the files on your own server.

Relying on DOM readiness to invoke a function

In this tutorial I'll show you how to call a function as soon as the document's DOM is ready for manipulation, versus via the often slower window.onload event handler.

Fixed Content using CSS/ Dynamic Expressions

See how to use CSS's "fixed" positioning to render content that doesn't move on the screen, plus how to simulate the effect in legacy IE browsers (5 and 6) using dynamic expressions.

Introduction to Dynamic Properties (IE)

I've just updated the tutorial on Dynamic Properties (aka Expressions) in IE with whole new examples and info on how a page's doctype affects its syntax.

Using object detection to sniff out different browsers

With the introduction of so many new browsers recently, from IE7, Firefox2, to Opera9, it's time to update our tutorial on using object detection to sniff out these new browsers as well!