Comments on: Simple and Clean Menus with jQuery http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/ News, Announcements & More Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/comment-page-1/#comment-9695 Steve Fri, 08 May 2009 21:35:12 +0000 http://www.westhost.com/blog/?p=231#comment-9695 You can also use Google's AJAX APIs to access their hosted jQuery -- find out how at: http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/documentation/ http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlibs/ In a nutshell: <!-- If you have a key, put it in place of "ABCDEF". To get a key, go here: http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/signup.html --> <!-- If you don't have a key (or choose to not use one) do it this way: --> <!-- the key isn't mandatory, but using one allows Google to contact you in case something goes wrong (i.e. "coach" you to getting it right ;) --> // Advantage of doing it this way? Here's a discussion: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/208869/what-are-advantages-of-using-google-loadjquery-vs-direct-inclusion-of-ho You can also use Google’s AJAX APIs to access their hosted jQuery — find out how at:

http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/documentation/
http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlibs/

In a nutshell:

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Advantage of doing it this way? Here’s a discussion: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/208869/what-are-advantages-of-using-google-loadjquery-vs-direct-inclusion-of-ho

]]> By: Steve http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/comment-page-1/#comment-9609 Steve Wed, 06 May 2009 22:12:27 +0000 http://www.westhost.com/blog/?p=231#comment-9609 Just a minor clarification: If you use the "googlecode" path, you don't even have to download jQuery! Google hosts jQuery on their network of datacenters, so no matter where the client is, they are likely to get a closer (faster) connect to jQuery than if you host it yourself (e.g. on WestHost). For more "convincing" check out: http://encosia.com/2008/12/10/3-reasons-why-you-should-let-google-host-jquery-for-you/ Just a minor clarification:

If you use the “googlecode” path, you don’t even have to download jQuery! Google hosts jQuery on their network of datacenters, so no matter where the client is, they are likely to get a closer (faster) connect to jQuery than if you host it yourself (e.g. on WestHost). For more “convincing” check out:

http://encosia.com/2008/12/10/3-reasons-why-you-should-let-google-host-jquery-for-you/

]]> By: Chris Michaelis http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/comment-page-1/#comment-9572 Chris Michaelis Tue, 05 May 2009 20:27:07 +0000 http://www.westhost.com/blog/?p=231#comment-9572 Hi Carlos, Since jQuery is just a JavaScript library, there’s nothing really to install. The JRE is a separate thing entirely - although they are very similar in name, JavaScript (the language jQuery is written in) and Java (for which JRE is the runtime environment) are separate languages. They share some similarities, but are pretty heavily different. Installing jQuery can be done by downloading http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.2.min.js and saving it along with the .html or .php files for your website. You would then reference it in your page by adding a script tag in the head section of your web page, like this: <html> ... <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script> </head> ... </html> Be sure to end the script tag with </script> or some browsers - most notably Internet Explorer - will just show a blank page when visiting your site. I hope that helps! –Chris Hi Carlos,

Since jQuery is just a JavaScript library, there’s nothing really to install. The JRE is a separate thing entirely – although they are very similar in name, JavaScript (the language jQuery is written in) and Java (for which JRE is the runtime environment) are separate languages. They share some similarities, but are pretty heavily different.

Installing jQuery can be done by downloading http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.2.min.js and saving it along with the .html or .php files for your website. You would then reference it in your page by adding a script tag in the head section of your web page, like this:

<html>
…
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
</head>
…
</html>

Be sure to end the script tag with </script> or some browsers – most notably Internet Explorer – will just show a blank page when visiting your site.

I hope that helps!
–Chris

]]> By: UK Web Hosting Dude http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/comment-page-1/#comment-9550 UK Web Hosting Dude Tue, 05 May 2009 11:22:36 +0000 http://www.westhost.com/blog/?p=231#comment-9550 Inspirational material. Thanks for this, I will point a few colleagues to this page. Inspirational material. Thanks for this, I will point a few colleagues to this page.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.westhost.com/blog/2009/03/25/simple-and-clean-menus-with-jquery/comment-page-1/#comment-9542 Carlos Tue, 05 May 2009 06:40:52 +0000 http://www.westhost.com/blog/?p=231#comment-9542 Great write up Chris! I looked at the WH forums for info on installing jQuery and could not find anything. Does WH include jQuery as part of the JRE installation? If not is there a good tutorial you may provide to show others how to install jQuery on their WH VPS? Carlos Great write up Chris!

I looked at the WH forums for info on installing jQuery and could not find anything. Does WH include jQuery as part of the JRE installation? If not is there a good tutorial you may provide to show others how to install jQuery on their WH VPS?

Carlos

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