I came across this really cool Javascript Framework yesterday. The framework is a little different from the other common ones (YUI, ExtJS, JQuery etc). While it does all the normal things such get AJAX calls, DOM abstraction, Event management, it also does some other things that I have never seen before. There is a pivot table, SQL query designer, database designer, vector graphics drawing facilities, drag-and-drop lines (and curves!).

The framework is unfortunately quite complex and the documentation is scant.

OAT Javascript Framework: http://oat.openlinksw.com

version alpha 1

This script started out as a much bigger project to make a dual-screen media player out of a web browser. To do this, I first had to be able to make access the local file system and make a playlist. I found that is was very hard to do in Firefox but easy to do in IE. Accessing a file system from a web browser is not a very safe thing to do, which is why Firefox does not allow it.

I came across an article today that explains how to compile javascript into exe's and dll's. I don't have a use for it yet, but its cool!. http://www.phpied.com/make-your-javascript-a-windows-exe

Here is a quick colour picker script I whipped up to help me pick colours for a project I was working on. It's all javascript/css based

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