Re: [Rails-spinoffs] How to write a bottom-to-top SlideIn

2006-07-15 Thread Jerod Venema
Just going off the top of my head here, but I'd do this: 1) Start with an element, X, with height 0 and positioned at the bottom left of the window. 2) Increase the height of the element slightly each timer tick (how much would depend on the number of ticks, etc), call it a 3) Adjust the position

[Rails-spinoffs] Scripaculous auto-complete - how to change URL after binding

2006-07-15 Thread Karthik Abram
I have an auto-complete field driven by the Scriptaculous Ajax.AutoCompleter() request. I want to change the URL that handles the request based on the state of a select box in my form. So basically if the select box is clicked, I want requests to got to http://a.com/auto1 and if it is not c

Re: [Rails-spinoffs] $$ function not working .. why?

2006-07-15 Thread Martin Ström
You'll need to send a function as argument to each and (like others said) use a dot $$(".postContentClass").each(function(element) { Element.toggle(element); }); or call it without paranthes so it's passed as a reference and executed in the each loop and not executed directly. $$(".postConten

Re: Re: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] TextMate Prototype & Scriptaculus Bundle

2006-07-15 Thread Martin Ström
While there might be some value in being consistant with Prototype/script.aculo.us, especially the examples available on the wiki and the documentation that others have put together, it's your call. I'm a big fan of consistancy. I'll convert to single quotes in the bundle asap as this seems to

Re: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] TextMate Prototype & Scriptaculus Bundle

2006-07-15 Thread Todd Ross
On 7/15/06, Martin Ström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Actuall I'm just used to use double quotes instead. Since no quotes are parsed in JavaScript there aren't any difference. I can change the quotes to single if this is the preferred Prototype way? Using ' versus " in JavaScript is largely a sty

Re: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] TextMate Prototype & Scriptaculus Bundle

2006-07-15 Thread Martin Ström
Actuall I'm just used to use double quotes instead. Since no quotes are parsed in JavaScript there aren't any difference. I can change the quotes to single if this is the preferred Prototype way? On 7/15/06, Andreas Wahlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Great, lots of snippets and stuff. One issue I

[Rails-spinoffs] Autocompleter doubles requests

2006-07-15 Thread Kjell Bublitz
Hi allI have Firefox with Firebug running and i am using an Autocompleter. While tracing AJAX calls i saw that the Autocompleter always calls the URL two times at once.. Is this the correct behaviour because i dont see the point in calling the URL two times. PS: no i am not typing slow or something

[Rails-spinoffs] How to write a bottom-to-top SlideIn

2006-07-15 Thread Teddy C
Hello, I want impl some effects like this http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/bottomtool.htm but after a while of search I didn't find a direct way to use CombinationEffects, did i miss something? if i must write a new function, should i begin with Effect.Scale or Effect.MoveBy or both?

Re: [Rails-spinoffs] $$ function not working .. why?

2006-07-15 Thread Kjell Bublitz
Doh! You are of course right.. I thought $$ would not need that "dot".. Thank you. On 7/15/06, Hans Gremmen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On 7/15/06, Kjell Bublitz < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Hi.. i am trying something very simple, but somehow...>>   var postContentClass = "postcontent"; // classname

Re: [Rails-spinoffs] $$ function not working .. why?

2006-07-15 Thread Hans Gremmen
On 7/15/06, Kjell Bublitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi.. i am trying something very simple, but somehow... var postContentClass = "postcontent"; // classname $$(postContentClass).each( Element.toggle(); ); Now in my HTML i have 10 time but $$ does not find anything. why? I alread

[Rails-spinoffs] Re: $$ function not working .. why?

2006-07-15 Thread Kjell Bublitz
Reply to self:Nevermind.. i use getElementsByClassName .. somehow $$ does not accept variables.For the record, here is how it works for me:    document.getElementsByClassName(postContentClass).each(     function(element) {    Element.toggle(element); 

[Rails-spinoffs] $$ function not working .. why?

2006-07-15 Thread Kjell Bublitz
Hi.. i am trying something very simple, but somehow...  var postContentClass = "postcontent"; // classname  $$(postContentClass).each( Element.toggle();    );Now in my HTML i have 10 time but $$ does not find anything. why? I already put an alert() into the each() but the alert only occurs 1 t

Re: [Rails-spinoffs] TextMate Prototype & Scriptaculus Bundle

2006-07-15 Thread Andreas Wahlin
Great, lots of snippets and stuff. One issue I have though is, why " instead of ' all the time. Like $("id") rather than $('id') which seems to be the way strings are handled in prototype and scriptaculous both. I think this should be changed, other than that it seems great at a first glance