…it’s all about the effects.
Today I came across the new script.aculo.us website, I will point here out that I really like the script.aculo.us library, my first thoughts were along the lines of "Ugh" or some other onomatopoeic word which in English would translate to "My eyes, it burns!".
As I said just now, and would like to re-iterate, I really do like the library and even extend it in one of my code projects.
I suppose the gratuitous use of the available effects is meant as a show-case of what you can do with script.aculo.us. But the site’s tagline, it’s about the user interface, baby!
is the real kick in the giggle berries for me, this is exactly what it should be, a show-case of how script.aculo.us can enhance the UI, not how it can make it inaccessible and difficult to use while concentrating on the effects. The fact that they didn’t manage to do both is what really bothers me in the end.
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1. Martin - 22nd Aug 2006 - 11:34 pm
Man, this is bad! Can’t believe they did it. And to bo honest, I think the rest of the script.aculo.us site is pretty bad too. I’ve always found their docs really hard to navigate.
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