Designing with code has moved

The Designing with Code blog has officially moved to a new home under my company web site www.studiosedition.com. The content will remain the same, but in addition you will find articles, samples, events, and updates on new projects.

A Missing Utilities Method

It has been brought to my attention that the Utilities object in my book is completely missing a method. Anyone who has had an issue related to the Utilities.getXY method, I apologize, please paste the following method into your Utilities file.

Utilities.getXY = function(el)
{

var x = el.offsetLeft;
var y = el.offsetTop;
if(el.offsetParent != null)
{

var pos = Utilities.getXY(el.offsetParent);
x += pos.x;
y += pos.y;

}
return {x: x, y: y}

}

The source code for the book will be updated on Sams web site ASAP.

JavaRanch Book Winners

Thanks again to JavaRanch for having me on the site and to all of the people who participated and asked questions. Congratulations to the winners of Ajax for Web Application Developers.

- Lasse Koskela
- Jaikiran Pai
- Saif Uddin
- Karan Thapar

AjaxWorld Schedule

The AjaxWorld schedule is in progress on the conference web site. I have been told that I am definitely speaking on Tuesday, but the time has been changing, so keep your eye on it.

Informit Editors' Picks for Best Books of 2006

I am proud to say that Ajax for Web Application Developers has made the Informit Editors' Picks for Best Books of 2006. It is currently 40% off and includes free shipping to domestic customers. Also, my friend Robert Hoekman has made the list with his latest book, Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design, I highly recommend it.