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Fade Divs In and Out with jQuery

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Switching content areas without changing the page is a feature that is appearing more and more in modern web design. On some websites, this is used as the main focal point of the user interface, and on other sites, it helps to minimize the amount of area that is taken up by info and consolidates multiple areas of information into one location enhancing the user experience.  This is achievable many different ways, one of the simplest ways using jQuery.

There is a working demo available here. (JSfiddle)

In order to accomplish this task, We must include our jQuery file in between the head tags:

<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>

or at the bottom of your body:

<body>

...BODY CONTENT

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</body>

as shown above.

Then we can begin coding the jQuery that will switch between our divs fading them in and out on the button click.

<script type="text/javascript">

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('.BTN').click(function () {
        $('.div').fadeOut('slow', function () {
            $('.div2').fadeIn('slow'); 
        });

        $('.BTN2').click(function () {
            $('.div2').fadeOut('slow', function () {
                $('.div').fadeIn('slow'); 
            });
        });
    });
});

</script>

At first glance, the above script may appear confusing but when broken down it is actually very simple. We call up the jQuery file:

$(document).ready(function () {

Then we focus on our first button, give the button a function (click();) then tell the function to fade the section with a class of .div out and the section with a class of .div2 in.

 $('.BTN').click(function () {
        $('.div').fadeOut('slow', function () {
            $('.div2').fadeIn('slow'); 
        });

After that, we focus on the second button, give the button the click(); function, and tell the function to fade the section with a class of .div2 out and the section with a class of .div1 in.

$('.BTN2').click(function () {
            $('.div2').fadeOut('slow', function () {
                $('.div').fadeIn('slow'); 
            });
        });

Once this is complete, we have created our fading divs that switch when a button is clicked. Now just style your page and you’ve created two sections that switch back and forth between eachother.

I hope you found this post helpful! Good luck coding the web!

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Simple Age Verification with jQuery

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Today I will go over a simple age verification that I built during my downtime this morning. It uses basic jQuery functions to select, based on the users answer, whether they are of age to view the content of a website or not. This may be used in other ways as well in order to block content before the user decides to view it.

This is a common function on the web today so I decided to show a very easy way to accomplish the task.

I built this project online, and it can be viewed here. (jsfiddle)

I styled the page using HTML and CSS3.

Note: The styling was done without using tables as they are outdated and should rarely be used in modern web design.

In order to accomplish this task, We must include our jQuery file in between the head tags:

<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>

or at the bottom of your body:

<body>

...BODY CONTENT

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</body>

as shown above.

Then we write the jquery that will reference the linked document and give us the desired output. before we start coding the functionality, we  need to set our variables so the jQuery knows what we mean when we refer to “Denied” and “Welcome”

var Denied = "Access is denied.";
var Welcome = "Welcome! You are authorized to view age restricted content";

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
      $(".Yes").click(function () {
      if (alert(Welcome)) {
      } else {
        window.location.href ="http://www.jhauge.com"
        return false;
        }
    });

    $(".No").click(function () {
      if (alert(Denied)) {
      } else {
        window.location.href ="http://www.google.com"
        return false;
        }
    });

});
</script>

The script above is what the complete jQuery script looks like. Now I will break it down to explain the functionality.

$(document).ready(function () {
SCRIPT IN HERE
});

First we reference the attached jquery file letting it know we are going to be calling a function. Then we reference our div with the class of .Yes (letting the jquery know what to perform the function on) and then we call the function we want to use, in this case it’s .click().

 $(".Yes").click(function () {
      if (alert(Welcome)) {
      } else {
        window.location.href ="http://www.LINK.com"
        return false;
        }

After the function is called, the next step is to perform an action when that function is completed. For our purposes, we have an alert box pop up when yes is selected by the user telling them that access has been granted, and it forwards them to the page that was hidden using the function window.location.href .

The same was done for the div with the class of .No in order to make the no button functional. The difference is that if no is clicked, the user is directed to a search engine instead of to the protected content, leading those who are underage away from the protected content.

I hope you found this tutorial useful. Thanks for stopping by!

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Important Browser Specific CSS Properties You Should Be Aware Of

There are many different browsers being used this day in age. For the most part, browsers render CSS the same but there are a few instances where certain browsers just do not recognize some properties. This is where Cross-Browser Compatibility testing comes into play.

Sometimes, there is an easy fix to make the styles on a website to look the same across browsers. Today, the most common browser according to W3Schools, the browsers used most often currently are listed in the chart below:

browserstats

For now, I will ignore Internet Explorer as I will talk about how to use special instances for IE in a separate post.

Firefox has a special property prefix in some instances, this prefix is: -moz-

Similar to Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome are similar as in they both use webkit. The prefix for webkit properties is: -webkit-

Opera has a special property prefix in some instances, this prefix is: -o-

Below are important CSS/CSS3 properties to keep in mind while doing cross browser compatibility. These are the most common properties that can be easily rendered across browsers using these prefixes:

Border Radius (CSS3)

.RoundedCorners{

border-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-o-border-radius: 5px;

}

Border Radius can take one input for the radius measurement, or four inputs:

.RoundedCorners{

border-radius: 5px 5px 10px 10px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px 5px 10px 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px 5px 10px 10px;
-o-border-radius: 5px 5px 10px 10px;

}

 

Box Shadow (CSS3)

.DivWithShadow{

box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #333333;
-moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #333333;
-webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #333333;
-o-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #333333;

}

Gradient (CSS3)

Below is a linear gradient from the top to the bottom:

.GradientDiv{

background: linear-gradient(red, blue);
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(red, blue);
background: -o-linear-gradient(red, blue);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(red, blue);

}

Below is a linear gradient from left to right:

.GradientDiv{

background: linear-gradient(left, red , blue); 
background: -o-linear-gradient(right, red, blue);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(right, red, blue);
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(to right, red , blue);

}

Below is a linear gradient that goes diagonally:

.GradientDiv{

background: linear-gradient(left top, red , blue);
background: -o-linear-gradient(bottom right, red, blue);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom right, red, blue);
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(to bottom right, red , blue);

}

 

Animation (CSS3)

For this example we will do a simple CSS3 transition that changes the color of a link gradually from one color to another.

First we set the color of the link:

a:link{

color: #333333;

}

Then we set the hover with the transitions, time transitions should take place, and cross-browser properties:

a:hover {

 color: #FF0;
 transition: color 0.5s;
 -moz-transition-property: color;
 -webkit-transition-property: color;
 -o-transition-property: color;
 -moz-transition-duration: 0.5s;
 -webkit-transition-duration: 0.5s;
 -o-transition-duration: 0.5s;

}

 

Transform (CSS3)

For this example, we will use the transform property of rotate:

.TiltedDiv {

 transform: rotate(2deg);
 -moz-transform: rotate(2deg);
 -webkit-transform: rotate(2deg);

}

In the next post, I will explain how to detect, add custom CSS, or remove certain properties in Internet Explorer. Keep Coding!

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CSS3 Rounded Corners without Images

CSS3 has opened up a lot of doors for the world of web design as many features have created easy to institute, quick to load design options available. One of the most used simple CSS3 feature is called border-radius. border-radius allows the web designer to add rounded corners to divs, images, buttons, etc. It is even possible to create circles using border-radius and because the shapes made are purely code and no images, they will not affect your websites load time.

To create equal rounded corners using border-radius, create a class in your CSS file and call it whatever you want. for this example, we will name our class roundedCorners:

.roundedCorners {
	border-radius: 10px;
        -moz-border-radius: 10px;
        -webkit-border-radius: 10px;
}

Just add the class name to your HTML in the desired div, image, button, etc. tag and that selected area should now have rounded corners applied to each corner.

<div class="roundedCorners"> CONTENT </div>

OR

<img src="#" class="roundedCorners" />

You can ensure that you support all browsers by adding the browser specific border-radius calls as well as just border-radius. This may be unnecessary as more and more modern browsers understand the generic call, but it is still good practice to add browser specific calls to ensure cross-browser compatibility.

We can adjust the border-radius on each corner specifically so we can create some distinct shapes by using the following:

.roundedCorners {
      border-top-left-radius: 10px 5px;
      border-bottom-right-radius: 10% 5%;
      border-top-right-radius: 10px;
}

As shown above, you can specify each corner individually very easily. If you input one value into the call for a corner of your image, div, etc. the it will be an even rounded edge.

If you apply two values to a specific corner, it will calculate the border radii of the horizontal and the vertical edge creating an uneven corner which could be a cool unexpected effect.

Values can be input in either % or px. border-radius will calculate both.

To create circles, just add a border radius of 50% to your selected div, image, etc. (just make sure that your selected area is a square to begin with, a rectangle with rounded corners will not become a circle.)

.roundedCorners {
      border-radius: 50%
}

If you follow these simple steps, you will be able to add this easy, fun, and modern effect to your websites. Just add the CSS to your CSS file and then make sure you call the corresponding class in the place you want the effect to appear in your HTML file.

Have fun creating, Thanks for stopping by!

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