This animated JavaScript tooltip script is very easy to use and lightweight at only 2kb. It is tested working in IE6+, Firefox, Opera and Safari. Jacob Gube of Six Revisions has posted the script and a walk-through of the code and the logic. As always, don’t hesitate to send questions or bug reports to michael@leigeber.com. I look forward to upcoming guest posts by Jacob on this blog as well.

Click here to visit the post at Six Revisions.

Click here for the demo.

Click here to download the script.

This sliding hover effect script is an easy method to add some flavor to your navigation. Using the CSS you can easily customize the navigation to fit your “look and feel”. The markup for the script is very simple as below…

<div class="menu">
<ul id="menu">
<li><a href="#">JavaScript</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Graphic Design</a></li>
<li><a href="#">HTML</a></li>
<li value="1"><a href="#">User Interface</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="slide"></div>
</div>

In the above code the default menu selection is identified by the value=”1″ attribute on the appropriate list item. To initialize the script simply call the function as below…

menuSlider.init('menu','slide')

The first variable is the id of the unordered list and the second is the id of the slider div. This script has been tested in IE6, IE7, FireFox, Opera and Safari. Please send any bug reports to michael@leigeber.com. This code is free to use for any personal or commercial projects.

Click here to download the script.

This versatile 1kb horizontal accordion script can be used for menus, images, presentation content and more. I had seen a similar looking feature on the mootools homepage and set out the replicate the functionality as a standalone script and as lightweight as possible. The script will automatically adjust to the number of elements in the accordion and the dimensions of the accordion.

The front-end markup for the script is a simple unordered list as in the example below…

<ul id="sm" class="sm">
<li><img src="images/1.gif" alt="" /></li>
<li><img src="images/2.gif" alt="" /></li>
<li><img src="images/3.gif" alt="" /></li>
<li><img src="images/4.gif" alt="" /></li>
</ul>

To build the accordion call the function below onload…

slideMenu.build('sm',200,10,10,1)

The first parameter is the id of the unordered list you would like to bind the accordion to. The second is the width you would like the accordion selection to expand to. The third is the timeout variable to control how quickly the sliding function is called. The fourth is the speed of the accordion with 1 being the fastest. The last is optional and is the integer that corresponds to the section you would like to be expanded when the accordion is loaded.

This script has been tested working in IE6, IE7, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Please send any bug reports or questions to michael@leigeber.com. Feel free to use the script for any personal or commercial projects.

Click here to download the original script.

Click here to download the script that collapses onmouseout.

Update 5/26/2008 - Removed a line of unnecessary code and resolved an issue with IE6.
Update 5/26/2008 - Tweaked width parsing code, thanks to realazy for the suggestion.
Update 6/05/2008 - Added download for version that reverts back the the uniform collapsed positions.

This animated JavaScript flyout menu is clean and lightweight at only 1.6kb. The script is based on the post a few weeks ago of a horizontal dropdown menu. The markup is the same so visit the horizontal menu post for details.

This script has been tested in IE6/IE7, FF, Opera and Safari. Feel free to use it in any personal or commercial projects. Send any bug reports to michael@leigeber.com.

Click here for the demo.

Click here to download the source.

I have stripped down the previous WordPress theme for Leigeber.com and uploaded it for download if anyone is interested. It is very simple, clean and coded with valid XHTML and CSS. Hopefully this can be a good starting point for anyone looking to create their own template. This is tested working in IE6/IE7, Firefox, Opera and Safari. If you have any problems or questions shoot me an email at michael@leigeber.com.

Click here for the demo.

Click here to download the theme.