Category: Browsers

Tips for Better Website Performance

I am here not talking about Server-side improvements. I am here talking about Front-End improvements that really affects the web page speed.

The time spent till the website is running on the client’s browser. If we analyze that time, we will get:

Request Time (in milliseconds)
Server Process Time, or response time (usually in milliseconds)
Downloading web page and files into browser (few to several seconds, depending on internet speed)
Rendering on browser.

Drag and Drop with jQuery for Touch Devices

In the last post: Drag and drop with HTML5, i explained how to drag and drop using HTML5 and Javascript (jQuery). I mentioned that touch devices such as iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Samsung…. etc, does not support HTML5 Drag and Drop features.

Now, in this post, i want to explain how to make Drag and Drop possible for all devices. Before we start, you must know that it’s all about Javascript.. And i will use jQuery library while i am familiar with it and it simplifies writing javascript.

How to: Drag and Drop with HTML5

Drang n’ Drop in HTML 5 is supported by: IE9+, Firefox 3.6+, Safari 4+, Opera 11+ and Chrome 12+. But its not supported yet for touch devices like Touch Mobiles and Tablets.
To make things more clear, its not only HTML 5.. Its a combination between HTML 5, CSS 3, and Javascript.

15 Free Ebooks for Front-End Development and Design

Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. Hi reader,I have collected 15 free ebooks for front-end development to put it between your hands. Not all are PDF files, some are websites and online samples.

jQuery Gloss Plugin

Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. It’s lovely to make you webpage interactive. jQuery plugins add effects to multiple elements of HTML. jQuery Gloss adds a Gloss (shining) effect to images by simple and lightweight code.… Continue reading jQuery Gloss Plugin

Apply a custom font to your website, Works on all Browsers

Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. For web developers and web designers who want to add their FONT to websites without using Standard Web Fonts and without making text as images. Google has create a Google… Continue reading Apply a custom font to your website, Works on all Browsers

jQuery: Catch Keyboard Events

Lot of jQuery projects relies on keyboard/mouse event like pressing “p” for previous and “n” for next also using the arrows. Because this is important, I have managed a code to get the keyboard character on 3 events: – Keypress – Keyup – Keydown I have created a function to return the key as below:… Continue reading jQuery: Catch Keyboard Events

jQuery Animate

Here I will mention how to use the jquery animate function and the usability and flexibility of it. The syntax of this function is: $.animate(options, settings, callback); /* you can replace setting with duration (in milliseconds) or words: ‘slow’, ‘normal’ or ‘fast’. callback is optional */ Below is a list of popular and most used… Continue reading jQuery Animate