Author Archives: Thomas Guy

Why won’t my jQuery work on WordPress?

I was having trouble with the demo from my jQuery plugin design pattern demo article, so I did a little research. I’d always had concerns with interoperability between the Prototype and jQuery toolkits, but never really fully understood why. Fortunately, Chris Coyier has written an excellent article that touches on the subject. Basically, there isContinue reading “Why won’t my jQuery work on WordPress?”

The Iconography of John Milius’ Red Dawn, Volume I

You’re forty miles behind enemy lines, smack dab in the middle of World War III. Yes, that’s actually a line from the movie. The iconography of John Milius’ 1984 alternate reality classic Red Dawn – a.k.a. the first movie ever given the  MPAA’s PG-13 rating – is some of the most powerful visual imagery of anyContinue reading “The Iconography of John Milius’ Red Dawn, Volume I”

Why jQuery Rocks – Reason #41

I’ve spent much of my afternoon looking at implementing an elegant solution to enable a degree of keyboard navigation for what is effectively an HTML slideshow. I’d wired up a keypress event handler, but the tricky part actually turned out to be how to hide the current element and display the next (or preceding) one.Continue reading “Why jQuery Rocks – Reason #41”