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02 Dec, 2008

The “A” stands for Asynchronous

Posted by: Matt Williams In: javascript| web

So, I have a piece of code which goes out and updates a list.  I’m using Ajax.Updater from Prototype.js, to get data back from the server. In my javascript, however, I’m immediately after kicking off the Ajax.Updater, doing processing based on the results from the update. And they’re out of sync, of course.
It [...]

12 Nov, 2008

DIY Maps and Linux Firefox/Flash Quirks

Posted by: Matt Williams In: gotchas| javascript

First off, let me say that I really like DIY Map. It’s quick, and responsive, with an easy to use interface, as well as allowing you to make changes on the fly easily.
That said, I discovered lastnight / this morning that there are some quirks with its updating through the Flash JavaScript Integration Kit. [...]

13 Aug, 2008

Drag-n-drop

Posted by: Matt Williams In: javascript| web

Despite reports to the contrary, scriptaculous sortables do not work inside a table, nor a tbody. (as of rails 2.1)


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