Thank you for all the nice feedback for the jQuery Horizontal Accordion. I am currently finishing the next alpha version. I am adding fixes for IE and the window resize feature back into the release.
Should have a download for you start of next week.
Cheers
Alexander
Another of my irregular updates of what I am currently up to :)
1) Finally updated the jQuery Horizontal Accordion and made the first alpha available. Still doing some internal cleanup of the plugin to make it a bit smaller and more accessible. Also doing the jQuery CSS Framework integration, that will allow to use themeroller themes with the plugin. The first release really spiked my access stats. On the first day about 15.000 people visited the project page alone. Glad you all enjoy the plugin as much as I do ;)
2) Have been working on cubicFusion, my own php framework, which also runs this content management frontend. After the move to PHP 5 last year, I am moving through all core services and doing a global cleanup. Also consolidating the CMS, as I have been doing deep changes for a client of mine and those need to be merged into the development version. Also upgrading all jQuery plugins to the latest version of jQuery and moving old style javascript to new plugins (Alot easier to maintain).
3) portalZINE TV has taken some of my time this year, but as its no money maker, things are moving a bit slower right now. Need to think about food on the table first :) Will be doing be-weekly episodes starting next month, allowing to have a more regular schedule and limit the workload a bit. Will also be doing some more DIY stuff. Setting up a mac homeserver, without the need to be a command line guru. Will be presenting some nice solutions for private enthusiasts, developers and small businesses.
4) Working on a new Adobe Flex project and thinking of doing some of the cubicFusion interfaces in Flex aswell. Also working on a Jabber interface. Already using jabber in many administration areas of cubicFusion. The latest Openfire release really rocks.
5) As always many things are running side by side. Really feel the need for some vacation LOL So if you contact me about contract work, it might take me some time to get back to you ;) Please do not hesitate to ask, as I am always looking for new interresting projects.
Really glad that the weather has been good to me the past days, as I was really getting office / cave depressed :) Can finally do my daily Inline Skate rounds again, about 16-20 kilometers in the evening (perfect to get that heart of mine really pumping).
Cheers
Alexander
The first release of the new jQuery Horizontal Accordion Menu is now available.
Should work fine on Firefox, IE and Safari. Works in Opera, but still requires to set a fixed width for the containers, defined through the options (working on a fix).
As soon as you use jQuery to manipulate CSS, you should load your CSS files before you load the core of jQuery.
Something I often had to deal with, especially when plugins check for certain css values, this includes my own Horizontal Accordion Menu.
A small preview of the soon to be released jQuery Horizontal Accordion 2.0 Alpha. Should currently work fine on Firefox and IE. Will be doing more extensive tests on other browsers after the first release.
The examples might not load from time to time, as I am updating live.
First clean release will be available after Easter.
When it comes to my development environment I have always been really picky. I need a clean and structured interface, not to cluttered, but still adjustable to my needs. I have tested countless IDE solutions in the past, but always seem to come back to Komodo from ActiveState.
The first Alpha should actually be a beta by now, but will keep it as an alpha for the first week after release :)
I also added some more features compared to the old release :
Also preparing cycling, so that the system rotates the open content.
Took some time to work on the jQuery Horizontal Accordion Plugin. The new release works with the latest jQuery release and easing plugin.
The easing plugin is optional, so will even work without any additional plugins now :)
Still doing some final testing and will release it after Cebit, which is after the 9th. Also thinking about some additional options for it.
Next step will be the integration with jQuery UI and the usage of UI themes. I will add it as an option, so that you can decide if themeing is handled through jQuery UI. But more on that after the first Alpha release is out.
Cheers
Alexander
When it comes to my development environment I have always been really picky. I need a clean and structured interface, not to cluttered, but still adjustable to my needs. I have tested countless IDE solutions in the past, but always seem to come back to Komodo from ActiveState.
Since the introduction of the blade interface on XBOX360, I have been looking for a simple way to accomplish this with javascript and css.
Last week I decided to give it a try myself.
As I am working actively with jQuery since its introduction, it was my library of choice. Using jQuery and some plugin magic, I succeeded.
This is still a project in progress, but thought I share it and give something back to the great jQuery community :)
I will be writing up a more detailed tutorial soon and add more functionality. I also have some other nice widgets I will be sharing in the future ;)