APL Web Development Blog

Useful Functions

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:24:21 +0000

Some useful JavaScript functions and small scripts.

PDO MySQL Wrapper Class

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:21:15 +0000

Easily query your MySQL class using quick wrapper methods making prepared statements and querying simple and OOP.

Magnifying Glass

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:23:39 +0000

Magnify html, text, images cross browser with a JavaScript magnifying glass.

GPU Normal Map baking

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:52:13 +0000

Bake a normal map from an image or depth map at run-time on the GPU.

CSS3 Tree

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:29:31 +0000

A tree UI component with expandable elements working using only CSS3.

Mac OS X Dashboard

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:08:46 +0000

The Mac Dashboard done in JavaScript using jQuery. Feautres CSS transitions and 3D transforms.

jQuery Scrollbars v2

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:36:28 +0000

jQuery scrollbars plugin that automatically replace built-in scrollbars with themable scrollers.

GPU Spectrum

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:26:10 +0000

Generate a rainbow spectrum on the GPU using Pixel Bender.

GPU Black/White

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:37:53 +0000

Simple black and white filter shader.

GPU Pixelate

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:37:53 +0000

Pixelate shader that cheaply steps past pixels rather than averaging pixel values.

GPU Suck (Genie) effect

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:37:53 +0000

A simple effect of sucking in pixels towards a point. A 'genie' like effect, similar to the bar in Mac OS X.

GPU Wave (Flag) effect

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:37:53 +0000

Manipulate pixels using a sine wave to achieve a wave like effect.

Layout - Centered box

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:15:22 +0000

A common layout though complex in CSS. Fixed width, fixed height vertically centered box.

Layout - Three column

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:15:22 +0000

A common three column layout in CSS. Flow width in the center and dynamic height with header and footer.

Blurred glass container

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:15:22 +0000

A Windows Vista/7 Aero effect where a blurred background is used with an absolute positioned window.

GPU Refract Shader

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:15:22 +0000

A refraction shader using two mediums with refractive indexes and a normal map used as the refractive surface.

Cracking algorithm

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:56:29 +0000

A realistic looking simulation of cracking a 3d object into pieces while running at real time speeds.

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