Difference between revisions of "Interface"

Latest revision as of 02:21, 10 December 2009

An interface defines the communication boundary between two entities, such as a piece of software, a hardware device, or a user. It generally refers to an abstraction that an entity provides of itself to the outside.

Minority report style interface: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

Interface ideas

• Carousel - Actionscript Carousel, jQuery Carousel
• Accordian
• Corner - see the top right hand corner of http://sorgalla.com/jcarousel/ (jquery)
• Tool tip - qTip | Simpletip
• Slideshow/Gallery - Slideshowpro
• Wall
• Chunk Hopper - eg: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/aged-obama-poster-says-im-sorry.php#ch08

qTip

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/lightbox.css" type="text/css" />
<style>
 	.qtip-content {font-family:arial; font-size:11px}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.qtip-1.0.0-rc3.min.js"></script> 
<script type="text/javascript">       		
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#pam").qtip({
   content: 'Click here to find out more',
	  style: {  
   	  width: 100,
      padding: 5,
      background: '#dddddd',
      color: 'black',
      textAlign: 'center',
      border: {
         width: 8,
         radius: 5,
         color: '#dddddd'
      },
      tip: { 
       corner: 'topMiddle',
      },
      name: 'dark'
   },
	position: { adjust: { x: -105, y: -50 } },
	hide: { delay: 300 }
});
});
</script>

Accordian

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    $('#tblAc').accordion({
        active: false,
        header: '.cs_ac_header',
        autoheight: false
    });
    $('.cs_ac_content').eq(0).show();  // this is for selecting the first item (eq)
</script>