Taking the time to go to another page to login to a website has always annoyed me. Inline login boxes are fine, however they do take up real-estate. One of the most exciting new features I've seen in AJAX are new login conventions. Wayfaring uses a login system that may have been inspired by Jalenack's original periodic table of the elements, which was first shown at the initial AJAX summit held in San Francisco California. This technique has been used many times since however, I think this is a particularly effective application of the AJAX popover. Their front page design is a little bloggeresque but I like the login box. It is a very nice variation on this type of theme. Finally, I must say, the green is stunning.
I think the Popover is overused on most sites (esp. with the new library), but this is a great use of it. I am concerned that these will be the new popups for ads.
Hi Erik,
Thanks for the comment. I couldn’t agree more.
Hi… very nice… im a web programmer and i’d like to see the implementation.. could u plz tell me where i can get this…
Rock
Inspired by AJAX
The Wayfaring login gets it half right: The login form does not require you to go to another page, but when you click the login button on the form, the form disappears, but the home page reloads. With Ajax, you shouldn’t have to do this. Take a look at http://blogs.pathf.com/agileajax/2006/06/example_gwt_app.html for a GWT example of how to do this.
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