MooTools 1.2 Beginner's Guide

Learn how to Create Dynamic, Interactive, and Responsive Cross-browser Web Applications Using this Popular JavaScript Framework

By: Jacob Gube, Garrick Cheung

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eText | 17 December 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Learn how to create dynamic, interactive, and responsive cross-browser web applications using this popular JavaScript framework

Key Features

Learn how to build super-charged web forms
Learn how to write powerful and flexible cross-browser code
Make your web applications more dynamic and user-interactive with AJAX
Packed with examples that will show you step by step the most important aspects of getting started with MooTools

Book Description

MooTools is a simple-to-use JavaScript library, ideal for people with basic JavaScript skills who want to elevate their web applications to a superior level. If you're a newcomer to MooTools looking to build dynamic, rich, and user-interactive web site applications this beginner's guide with its easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions is all you need to rapidly get to grips with MooTools.

What you will learn

Bringing web pages to life using animation
Boosting the responsiveness of your web applications using AJAX with MooTools
Building a web form dynamically responsive to a multitude of browser events
The basics core functions of MooTools and how they work
Creating your own versatile plug-ins that can be customized to fit your own personal requirements
How to rapidly build a quick and easy web application using the power of MooTools

Who this book is for

This book is perfect for MooTools newcomers. You do not require any familiarity with MooTools whatsoever, only a willingness to learn. Basic knowledge of JavaScript syntax and concepts is the only requirement. This book will allow you to grasp the basics of MooTools so that you will be well on the way to creating exciting, customizable web pages and applications.