Mootools Labelify Alternative

Published 29/07/2011 by Jamie Murphy in Coding, JavaScript, Mootools

Mootools – Show and Hide input values on click While applying the finishing touches to a Joomla project, I wanted to include some JavaScript code to remove the value from an input field when it has been clicked, and then restore the value afterwards. My usual method of doing this is a free JQuery based script called Labelify that is available under the GNU license. I have always found this script to be extremely effective, efficient and quick to implement. Unfortunately due to Joomla being built around the Mootools JavaScript library, the labelify script conflictedand did not work. After searching … Continue reading →

QTabs

Published 27/07/2011 by Jamie Murphy in Coding, JavaScript, Mootools, My Thoughts

For my current project, a Joomla CMS website needed re-developing with a new theme and new features. One of the major new features was the inclusion of JavaScript tabs. The two methods of implementing this in Joomla that I considered are: Edit the template index.php file to link to the relevant JavaScript and CSS files Install a plugin/extension within Joomla to be called from within an article or module I decided to go for what I considered to be the quickest option of installing a plugin first. It was only after I was deleting my fifth useless plugin that I … Continue reading →