October 2007 Archives

One of the most common features of an Ajax-enabled application is a “loading” animated image. You know, like a spinny thing that tells the user that “something is happening so wait for a server response.” Creating animated GIFs is not hard, especially when using web imaging software like Adobe Fireworks. But it is time consuming and generally annoying. Enter ajaxload.info. Check it out. It’ll save you time and make you a happy web designer.

If the title of this blog posting makes you cringe (as should anything with the words IE 5.5+, at least when it comes to web design), then check the TwinHelix solution. It exploits the non-standard implementation of CSS “behaviors” developed by Microsoft for the Internet Explorer browser. The fix is a simple, non-JavaScript solution for a nasty, annoying problem.