Docking boxes (dbx) “adds animated drag ‘n’ drop, snap-to-grid, and show/hide-contents functionality to any group of elements. And … in what might be another world-first for brothercake – dbx is fully accessible to the keyboard as well as the mouse, an action I’ve dubbed “press ‘n’ move”.” This looks interesting, and may well join my tool box for future sites. Though I need to compare its functionality with some of the other JS tool sets that are AJAXified, I’m very excited about the fact that it is keyboard accessible, and hope that it degrades nicely for screen readers.
JavaScript
Animated Live Search
Animated Live Search is a great tutorial written by Steve Smith, which discusses how he has built his site-search. The cool thing is that the search presents its results immediately in a handy container within the current page instead of a new page. Tasty demo included.
JavaScript Libraries and Patterns
Over at SitePoint, Kevin Yank discusses JavaScript Libraries and Patterns, running through packages offered up by Yahoo and others. While a bit short on details, it is a good overview and an ideal point form which to dive into the options.
JavaScript says "Moo"
moo.fx is a nice, compact JavaScript effects library, which appears to be a great alternative to some of the larger libraries like script.aculo.us. Check out the demo if’n you’re interested.
Toggle (show/hide) elements in a Definition List
Mini Slide Navigation
Mini Slide Navigation from Stephen Clark