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Widgets in Web Design: Where Spry Can Take You. Ms. Sweeney-Web Page Design I. SPRY . Old School. 2013. Spry is . . . . . . A JavaScript library combining the technologies of JavaScript XML HTML
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Widgets in Web Design: Where Spry Can Take You Ms. Sweeney-Web Page Design I
SPRY • Old School • 2013
Spry is . . . . . . • A JavaScript library combining the technologies of JavaScript XML HTML • Allowing Web Designers to build pages offering interesting, interactive options • giving page content extra emphasis through effects
AJAX • \AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) as a collection of Web technologies that communicate with a server in the background; emphasize that AJAX is not a new programming language, but it is a new way to use the following existing standards: JavaScript, XML, HTML, and CSS • One of the more well-known applications that uses AJAX is Google Maps. In Google Maps, you can change views and manipulate the map in real time.
What Are Spry Widgets??? • drop-down menus • accordion menus • expanding, collapsible panels • tooltips • tabbed panels • enhance navigation • organize content • add dynamic style Page elements creating a specific kind of interactive content or carrying out a defined function.
Spry Accordions • Pack large amounts of information into multi-paneled display • Click on Spry Accordion button • In Property inspector • Name the accordion • Name the labels • Add additional tabs and panels • Move panels up or down the list • Name the tabs • Use css to change tab color or make font alterations • Add content to each panel • Use css to make alterations to content areas (div tags) • Make panels visible (eye icon) to edit information
Spry Tabbed Panels • Organizes information into smaller tabbed panels • Click the Spry Tabbed Panels Icon • In the Property inspector • Name the panel group • Add as many panels as needed to convey information • Name the tabs • Use css to change tab color • Add content to each panel • Use css to make alterations to content areas (div tags) • Make panels visible (eye icon) to edit information
Spry Tooltips • Select a trigger (word/words or image that prompts the display of information) • Click the Spry tooltip icon • Dreamweaver add tooltips after the page’s content. • Name the tooltip in the Property inspector • Determine the display option • Follow mouse • Hide on mouse out • Horizontal and Vertical Offset—position tooltip will display in relation to object • .toolTipContentcss that defines the look of the tooltip
Spry Expanding, Collapsible Panels • Self-contained widget —additional content or tabs cannot be added. • Click the Spry Collapsible button • In the Property inspector • Name the panel • Choose Open or Closed Display • Enable or Disable Animation ---allows the panel content to move into or out of view • Select the Tab placeholder and key in name for Tab • Select the Content placeholder and insert text or object