Has anyone had any experience with a jQuery-based layout manager? I know of only one (JX) but it's somewhat bloated for my needs. Any thoughts?
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Hi Karim
I have used the Docking Layout Manager plugin with good success. Its pretty simple and fairly small, about 7 kb uncompressed.
Egil Hansen
2009-06-15 17:33:08
Thank Egil. Looks nice and simple.
Karim
2009-06-15 17:47:59
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Personally...I'd say stay away from jQuery for page layout management. You're far better off learning proper CSS layout or adopting a CSS layout framework like Blueprint.
If you depend on jQuery (javascript) for page layout, there's a greater chance that your page is NOT going to fail gracefully. You also run the risk of users having Javascript disabled (in which case, even in a modern browser your page is going to fail).
Justin Niessner
2009-06-15 17:40:32
Thanks Justin. It's a good point but this particular product is being created in an intranet environment with little or no variation in browser capabilities. But your point is well-taken.
Karim
2009-06-15 17:46:56
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I know that this will seem to be overkill for most scenarios, but for one very complex application I implemented the YUI Layout manager because it plays nice with YUI's fantastic and powerful DataTable component. It did, however, add a considerable amount of filesize overhead to the app.
I have also used the 960 CSS grid system to meet certain layout needs and can highly recommend it! http://960.gs/
DustMason
2010-02-16 21:02:26