Edit-in-Place with Ajax

This is something I've been trying to figure out myself for a project I'm currently working on.

Back on day one we looked at using the Prototype library to take all the hard work out of making a simple Ajax call. While that was fun and all, it didn’t go that far towards implementing something really practical. We dipped our toes in, but haven’t learned to swim yet.

So here is swimming lesson number one. Anyone who’s used Flickr to publish their photos will be familiar with the edit-in-place system used for quickly amending titles and descriptions on photographs. Hovering over an item turns its background yellow to indicate it is editable. A simple click loads the text into an edit box, right there on the page.

24 ways to impress your friends: Edit-in-Place with Ajax

Google Press Center: Zeitgeist

The end of the year is coming near, so for the folks at Google is time to wrap up again: Google Zeitgeist shows what made the Google machines heaten up and what turned you on.

Read more at www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2005.html