Archive for June, 2009
It didn’t take long to make a couple tweaks to iFramer. You can now specify a returnType in the options as json. Doing so will return a json object of the returned data from the form. Here’s how to call it:
$(‘#myform’).iframer({
returnType: ‘json’,
onComplete: function(data){
//param data is a json object
}
});
If you opt not to specify [...]
1) Use Opera Desktop browser with the small screen view (View->Small Screen).
2) Use Firefox Developer Toolbar do use the Handheld Stylesheet (CSS->Display CSS By Media Type->Handheld).
3) Avoid Caching things that shouldn’t be cached. If you’re using a lot of GET requests or sometimes posting forms, be careful of caching. An easy way to [...]
jQuery Impromptu 2.7 is now available. I’ve added a few new features:
$.prompt.getCurrentState()
$.prompt.getCurrentStateName()
option.timeout
Option.url didn’t make the cut simply because I’ve not figured out the best way to approach this. I’ll post any progress on this solution.
jQuery iFramer is a plugin made to submit forms with a hidden iframe. Say for instance you have an Impromptu popup that contains a few form fields and a file upload. The file upload is the kicker to needing such a plugin, since you can’t upload files via old fashion ajax. Well [...]
Lately it seems like Impromptu has been growing at a pretty rapid pace, and much of the reason behind it are community contributions and the fact that I’m using it nearly every day. I realize there are pro’s and con’s to moving at a fast pace, which is why I’ve done my best to [...]

