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The UP3 space contains documentation related to the next-generation portal exploration work that JA-SIG has now archived. Documentation related to uPortal, including active development for future releases, can be found in the uPortal space.
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Yahoo UI Library

Added by Chuck Crandall, last edited by Chuck Crandall on Sep 08, 2006

Yahoo! UI

Pros
  • simple AJAX
  • Drag 'n Drop
  • Visual Effects
  • Event handling
  • Widgets
    • Autocomplete
    • Slider
    • Calendar
    • Container (tooltips, panels, dialogs, etc...)
    • Menu
    • Tree View
  • Excellent documentation
  • Modular approach (many small files)
  • small possible footprint (10KB)
Cons
  • Possible heavy footprint (200KB+ if using many features)
  • Verbose scripting (yahoo.util.effect.*)
  • Lacking innovative features

Differentiators

Excellent Documentation
Small file sizes
Cool widgets
Long scripting namespaces
Lacking innovative features

DEMO: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/
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