DrupalCon Paris 2009: jQuery for Designers and Themers

jQuery for designers and themers

Bevan Rudge (Civic Actions)
SESSION: http://paris2009.drupalcon.org/session/jquery-designers-and-themers
SLIDES: http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=drmcbw4_1816qv2fkc7
VIDEO: http://www.archive.org/details/jQueryfordesignersandthemers

• Is a library that simplifies javascript
• Selector engine
  • Supports css
• http://sizzlejs.com/
  • Selector engine
• To manipulate the DOM
• Drupal.behaviors.xxx = function(context) { //stuff };
• $('#css', context).slideout();
• http://visualjquery.com/
• If not using Drupal, load from google
• http://jqueryui.com/demos/
• http://drupal.org/project/jquery_ui
• theme_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
  • jquery_ui_add();
  • $vars['scripts'] = drupal_get_js();