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Upload files with Javarscript(MooTools) and Php - FancyUpload

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 15:01:46
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I found the other day the FancyUpload by Harald Kirschner. I know it’s been around for a while but I just found it.

I had some small problems making it to work though and I didn’t found any complete packages for download to help me surpass my limits.The problems I encountered while setting up the script were caused by my limited knowledge and experience not by any bugs in the script. I had to deal with two problems one the browse button didn’t work for me and second one I received a 404 status error. Both of these issues were fixed and the download package works great.

The script is great it uses MooTools javascript library, flash and php for multiple-file selection menu and queued upload with an animated progress bar. Big thanks to Harald Kirschner who keeps throwing at us tools that help us make the time spent on our sites by the visitors much more pleasant.

Here is a list of some of the features the FancyUpload has:

  • Select and upload multiple files
  • Filter files by type in the select dialog
  • Optional Events to add your own behaviour
  • Show and filter useful file information before the upload starts
  • Limit uploads by file count and/or file size
  • Platform and server independent, just needs Flash 9+ (> 95% penetration)
  • Unobtrusive, since the element is replaced after the swf loaded successfully
  • Cancel running uploads, add files during upload
  • Everything is optional, documented and easy editable

You can download the complete package here
You can also view a working demo here to get a feeling of what this can do.

Follow MooTools news and developments on GitHub

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 10:42:29
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There is a new way to follow what happens in the MooTools community GitHub.You can track here the latest news and insights on the MooTools developments and the contributors that work on them. Here are the GitHub accounts for MooTools contributors and developers so that you can follow them.

On GitHub you can also watch news and developments on many other programming languages.

*(this article was posted after an article found on David Walsh’s blog who is one of the biggest names in the MooTools community).

Customize the look of form elements with MooTools

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 at 13:50:16
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More and more clients nowadays want to integrate the look of the form elements present onto their websites with the general look and feel. I spent a fair amount of time trying to achieve this in a way that can be easily implemented and not take a lot of code and time to do it.

I found that this can be done with the help of MooTools, which are a great tool for all web developers by the way. Next I’m going to show you how you can customize your form elements with the help of MooTools.