SVG allows you to do quite a bit in terms of graphics in the browser that was not possible without a special plugin like Flash. This post describes how I enabled dragging of entities around the screen. Read the rest of this entry ...

§194 · December 21, 2005 · JavaScript, Software, SVG, Technology, Web, XML · 13 comments ·


I came across this XML Matters article today: Beyond the DOM by Dethe Elza. For the most part if you're a seasoned web developer with years of experience with the DOM there's probably nothing new here for you, but I found a couple handy things that I'll be adding to my JS libraries that I include with my projects:

  • A JavaScript function that eases creation of DOM elements (link)
  • Some mapping and filter functions (note that Mozilla Firefox natively supports very similar functionality in their JavaScript implementation which should improve speed) (link)
§183 · November 18, 2005 · JavaScript, Software, Technology, Web · Comments Off on DOM Tips ·


Via mozillaZine. It appears that Firefox 1.5 will include support for a series of new JavaScript functions dealing with arrays. These extensions are outside of the Ecma-262 language specification that formally describes JavaScript. Read the rest of this entry ...

§138 · August 17, 2005 · Firefox, JavaScript, Software, Technology, Web · Comments Off on Mozilla Tries To Innovate ·


The problem I've encountered so far when deploying SVG content is that, of the various major configurations of SVG-enabled browsers out there, the most popular configuration (Internet Explorer + Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0) only seems to work nicely with the <embed> tag, but all other implementations (Opera and Mozilla Firefox) work nicely (and sometimes ONLY) with the <object> tag and NONE currently work at all with the <img> tag. What a hairy mess! Let's come up with a simple solution... Read the rest of this entry ...

§107 · June 21, 2005 · JavaScript, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · 7 comments ·


So I finally crystallized all my new hard-won JavaScript, DOM and SVG knowledge into a simple proof-of-concept game. Any guesses on what game I implemented for my first go? One hint: It has to do with falling blocks... Read the rest of this entry ...

§106 · June 15, 2005 · Entertainment, Games, JavaScript, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on My First SVG Game · Tags: ,