A Dev Epic
The glorious times of old, when giant Java applets walked Developer’s Earth trampling down IE – the only browser known to Devkind. The unforgettable past, when JavaScript believers were shunned, mocked...
View ArticleX-CHMOD: HTML5 Web Component
A new HTML5 Web Component has just joined my ever-growing collection of custom tags. Meet AcidJs.XChmod – a HTML5 Web Component that can be used to set/display the CHMOD settings of a file. Since it...
View ArticleOpen API, HTML5 Widgets, Improved Search, Session Caching and Favorites Bar...
During the last couple of days I worked hard on some new features for elevenrack.net, which I hope will improve the user experience of the website and will drive more visitors and users. I am happy to...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4 is Out. Better than Ever.
I am happy to announce that one of my most popular JavaScript controls – Ribbon JS (formerly known as AcidJs.Ribbon) has just received a major facelift and a new website. Almost two years after the...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4 is Now Also Available as a HTML5 Web Component
Following last week’s release of Ribbon JS 4 and its new website, I decided to provide one more option for ribbon initialization along with the JSON configuration. Instead of composing a relatively...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4.0.1 Minor Update
I’ve just released a new minor fix for Ribbon JS addressing a few issues from the previous major update. The fix is fully backwards compatible with the previous version of the control, so it is safe to...
View ArticleEbook Reader HTML5 Web Component
Inspired by this awesome solution, I just released a new HTML5 Web Component, recreating the layout and controls of e-book readers. Enter the X-Reader. The Markup HTML Attributes Apart from the...
View ArticleTic-Tac-Toe Game Recreated as a HTML5 Web Component
Last night I finished my latest experiment in recreating the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game as a HTML5 Web Component. Here’s the result and a few details: Two players take turns on the same computer. The...
View ArticleData Dumps from IMDb are now Available Through the IMDb Fetcher API
IMDb Fetcher is an experimental IMDb movie and actors/directors/cast/etc details and search retrieval service I launched in early 2014. In case you don’t want to use the REST API to retrieve IMDb movie...
View ArticleGoogle AdSense HTML5 Web Component
The HTML5 Web Component for today is a wrapper for Google AdSense ad blocks as a custom tag with a few HTML attributes, methods and accessors. Before you Start Using It This demo page should be...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4.1.0 is Out
I’ve just released a new minor version for Ribbon JS introducing a couple of new features, properties and methods. The new version is fully backwards compatible with the previous versions of the...
View ArticleDiscounted Ribbon JS Licenses Until Mid-March
Are you planning to purchase a license for Ribbon JS? Now is the time – until mid-March 2015, all licenses are sold at serious discounted price, so get one today. Ribbon JS is arguably the best...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4.2.0 is Out
I’ve just released a new minor version of Ribbon JS, introducing several new methods, a new event and API interface for setting declarative discrete data to tools, commands and tabs (setting/getting of...
View ArticleIMDb Fetcher API Subscriptions
From March 8, 2015 on the IMDb Fetcher API service will be available via subscription plans. This is done in order to improve the service, move it to a more reliable hosting provider (when I developed...
View ArticleRibbon JS 4.3.0 is out with Support for AngularJS Directives
I am happy to announce that the new version of Ribbon JS comes with a long awaited implemented feature request – support for AngularJS directives. Release Notes: Added support for AngularJS directives...
View ArticleFair and Simpler Ribbon JS Licenses
With the release of version 4.3.0 of Ribbon JS, the commercial version of the control is now offered in two fair types of licenses – discounted and full commercial. The non-source code option has been...
View ArticleSVG and JavaScript Image Placeholders
Web developers love online services like lorempixel, placeimage and especially placekitten. They save us time during the initial coding of a website or service, providing customizable image...
View ArticleEU Cookie Consent HTML5 Web Component
AcidJs.XCookieConsent is a ready-made, fully customizable solution to the EU Cookie Law, wrapped as a custom HTML5 Web Component. The component is being used on this blog as well. If you have dismissed...
View Article5 Years of Ribbon JS!
Ribbon JS is turning 5 this month! If you are planning to purchase a license, now it’s the time. Join the celebration and get any commercial license for the most advanced and feature-complete...
View ArticleCollaboration with Webucator
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Webucator asking me if I’d be interested in the creation of a video tutorial with my Parallax Page Scroll Effect with Pure CSS3. No JavaScript. No Hassle blog...
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