HOW TO: Create an AJAX desktop/homepage
The homepage we will create will have most of the capabilities of established homepages like
Netvibes, PageFlakes, etc.
Our goal is to get up and running quickly so we will not delve deep into each subject. At the end of the tutorial I’ve included a resource section for further reading.
The tutorial will cover:
* How to detect IE/Firefox correctly
* What is the DOM and how to manipulate it using Javascript
* How to dynamically create widgets using the DOM (+ using CSS with Javascript)
* How to capture and react to mouse events
* How to drag widgets
* How to manipulate zIndex (the depth/order of widgets on the screen)
* Background about AJAX and JSON
* How to load RSS feeds into widgets
* How to create search widgets MuseStorm - AJAX Desktop tutorial - Overview