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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface

Chapter 8. Using JavaScript Effects

As our critics continue to write reviews and moderate comments, we will take some time to look into options for improving the user interface and adding new functions. Modern websites use JavaScript-driven effects to aid navigation, reduce on-screen clutter, and provide interactive features that are not possible with static HTML. Joomla! has several built-in elements that you can use without writing a single line of JavaScript. The MooTools framework powers many elements seen throughout the Joomla! backend UI; these can be reused in both the frontend and the backend. We will learn to use JavaScript effects through these topics:

  • Modal boxes

  • Tool tips

  • Sliding panes

  • Customizing Google Maps

  • Using jQuery

Modal boxes

There will be some times when you will want to highlight a piece of information without making visitors load a completely separate webpage. The "lightbox" effect is now frequently used across the web as a way of doing this. When you click on a link where...