Currently, there is only two simple list based effects. They aren’t perfect and I’m sure they could use some refactoring (currently doing this). See this blog post for more information and to submit any feedback/bug reports/etc. EffectsPack requires Prototype – Sam Stephenson and Effects V2 – Thomas Fuchs. The real credit goes to those guys who did all the real work.

Website: http://www.encytemedia.com/effectspack/#tab2

This is an example of two scaffolds generated using the Ajax Scaffold Generator for Ruby on Rails.

Website: http://ajaxscaffold.height1percent.com/

TurboWidgets are essentially a library of very useful user interface and interaction widgets that are well designed and easy to implement. In most cases it’s always better to design custom UI elements for each client or application. However, recently many clients who are more interested in being “first to market” with a product are fine with customizable “stock” elements for alpha launch. That’s where products like TurboWidgets fit well into the design process. All of their AJAX widgets are highly customizable as their style is all CSS based. A very nice product. “

Combining RSS feed has always been problematic for a non-tech oriented blogger. Feedblendr has created an intuitive user interface for their web application that anyone can use to combine as many feeds as they like. The user interface is superb with oversized fonts and form input fields, overlapping header-to-content-area graphic and an effective use of color. An outstanding user interface and interaction experience.”

The new release of CakePHP (RC2) comes with a completely rewritten AjaxHelper::form() function (with the disadvantage that it breaks existing code).

Website: http://cakebaker.wordpress.com/2006/01/18/submit-a-form-with-ajax/

I spent days looking for new Javascript libraries and finally made a comprehensive list of almost all libs out there.

Website: http://www.savagevines.com/ajax-javascript-resources/

AJAXSLT is an implementation of XSL-T in JavaScript, intended for use in fat web pages, which are nowadays referred to as AJAX applications. Because XSL-T uses XPath, it is also an implementation of XPath that can be used independently of XSL-T.

Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/goog-ajaxslt/

Jemplate is a templating system for Javascript, but it’s not just any templating system. It is a complete port of Perl’s ubiquitous Template Toolkit. If you don’t use Perl, don’t stop reading. Perl (and the Template Toolkit) is only needed to compile the templates. The templating lingo itself is Perl agnostic and full featured. It resembles Python, Ruby or Javascript more than Perl.

Website: http://blog.ingy.net/2006/02/jemplate_a_template_toolkit_fo.html

This article discusses the Effect.Queue that has been added to script.aculo.us. It presumes that you already know about; HTML, CSS, Javascript, DOM, How effect are created and what kinds of effects are available.

Website: http://www.railsdevelopment.com/2006/01/15/effectqueue/

TurboWidgets are JavaScript client-side controls that provide a rich user-interface experience for AJAX-style web applications. Built on top of the popular Dojo Toolkit, TurboWidgets are designed for ease-of-use and flexibility.

Website: http://www.turboajax.com/turbowidgets/