Category Archives: Javascript

Unobtrusive javascript with Rails 2.3.5

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Danny

This is my handy little bit of javascript to make it easier to do UJS in Rails 2.3.5. Create a file within your public/javascripts folder called ajax.js containing the following: //unobtrusive javascript replacements //setup for format.js block $.ajaxSetup({ ‘beforeSend’: function(xhr) … Continue reading →

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IE fixed width select input bug

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Danny

IE truncates options within a select if the options are longer than the width of the select control. Somehow EVERY OTHER BROWSER manages to expand the options while keeping the select at the fixed width, another reason why ie sucks!!! … Continue reading →

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jQuery storing data in a tag using internals

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Danny

I had a problem where I needed to store the old name of an input tag so that I could reference what it used to be called. I used the rel attribute to store this (as is common practice) but … Continue reading →

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