They just updated the official site with new documentation that's an improvement over the old site (plus, they're up to 1.4 now). On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Hagedon, Mike < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > This doesn't answer the question; more I just want to point out for anyone > else learning jQuery that I've found the API reference at visualjquery.comto be helpful. It's only 1.2.6, but I've used the information with 1.3 > successfully so far. > > Mike Hagedon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Ken Irwin > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:37 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] favorite jQuery plugins for libraries? > > Hi all, > > I'm on a mission to finally learn some jQuery, and I'm kind of falling in > love with it. In particular, I'm finding in it the perfect tool for > modifying our OPAC in ways that the catalog vendor never intended, tweaking > the DOM to my heart's content. > > Having worked my way through the basics of the language (I'm using the > "Learning jQuery" book, which is a good introduction but has a > nearly-useless index) I'm curious about the vast array of jQuery plugins. > There are too many to know, and reading the descriptions it is not > immediately apparent to me what they do. > > So I ask those of you who use jQuery: Do you have favorites, or ones that > you find particularly relevant to the kind of work that we do? ("The kind of > work that we do" varies quite a bit, but still...) The only one I've really > explored so far is the dataTables plugin, which I will be keeping in mind > for future applications. > > Nicole: your "Library Mashups" book is next on my list; I'm looking forward > to it. > > joys, > Ken > -- Derik A. Badman Digital Services Librarian Reference Librarian for Education and Social Work Temple University Libraries Paley Library 209 Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-204-5250 Email/GTalk: [log in to unmask] "Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day." - Emerson