Great links !
I’ll take some time tomorrow to toy with those...
Edit : I have started reading the doc, and I must say I am very impressed, almost wished I had found this earlier before I dug into script.aculo.us a bit more seriously... I remember Ryan’s suggestion in SVN to switch from prototype to prototype.lite and moo.fx and it already seemed like a good idea. A quick look into jQuery drew my attention, but mootools is really something !
First, it has no dependancies to prototype anymore, which means even more compact and coherent. The whole library uncompressed library is 36Kb, and compressed with
javascript compressor is around 20Kb.
Second, it’s based on a modular approach which means more in line with MODx "spirit" and, it seems, more efficient.
Last but not least it’s readable code. I actually almost can understand the examples, while not being by any means more than slightly knowledgeable in javascript.
One thing I like is how easy it seems to be modify css properties, for instance :
$('myElement').addClassName('posting').setStyle('position', 'absolute');
I love the simplicity and readability of the code
Of course, this has to be tried and tested, but it sure looks like a *great* candidate for a script.aculo.us replacement...
A look at
how Valerio Proietti has used it on his website is interresting
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