Introduction

Adding jQuery to web pages can result in amazing effects and user interaction if used wisely. There are many plugins in jQuery that already provide most of the utilities and widgets presented in this chapter. But most of the time these plugins try to be so complete that unnecessary features creep in.

In this chapter we will be creating widgets, such as accordion, floating DIVs, and yellow fade techniques that are common in modern AJAX applications. We will create these in the simplest manner with minimum code.