Continua la rassegna, direi infinita delle risorse per jQuery sotto forma di plugin; nei precedenti post abbiamo visto utilità davvero interessanti, ma oggi vi propongo delle vere primizie che sembrano davvero spingere la programmazione js avanti come non mai.

gameQuery is a jQuery plug-in to help make javascript game development easier by adding some simple game-related classes. gameQuery has the following features: multi layer-sprite animations, sprite hierarchies, collision detection, swappable sound support, periodic callbacks and keyboard state polling.

We’ve all seen the basic file upload form for uploading avatars, images, memes, etc. The problem with these is that once you upload your image it’s hidden from you. The solution is to use a little bit of JavaScript to upload the image as soon as it’s selected and display a thumbnail so we can easily review the form before we submit it. Head on over to the ZURB – Image Uploads with 100% Less Suck to see a complete demo and breakdown of the JavaScript they use to accomplish this.

BubbleUP jQuery Plugin is a fun and easy plugin to get you started in jQuery. The effect is a nice starting point for learning the basics and many of the steps involved in creating other more intricate plugins you will make in the future. With BubbleUP, images in a list will enlarge with a smooth animation when you move your mouse over it. Then, if you move the mouse out, it will reset to the original size with the same smooth animation. It has been tested on IE 7, Opera 10, Firefox 3.5, Safari 4, and Chrome 5 Beta.

TinyTips is a very lightweight jQuery plugin that gives the ability to add tooltips to pretty much any element on a page. Thoroughly documented and designer friendly. TinyTips is very easy to install and use. Simply include TinyTips and the latest release of jQuery in the head.  You can also give it a nice style by editing the stylesheet.

YoxView is a free image viewer for websites. It’s written in javascript using jQuery and is available as a jQuery plugin. YoxView is inspired by Lokesh Dhakar’s Lightbox. Like it, YoxView displays images above the website’s content, as a separate layer.

Spritely is a jQuery plugin for creating dynamic character & background animations using HTML + JavaScript. With the power of JavaScript, the animations can be controlled on events (clicks, mouseovers) easily.  Animated elements can fly over the page without effecting any other element (can be ideal for floating-type banners) & the page still remains accessible. Specially, for the platforms where Flash is not supported, Spritely can be an alternative (like iPhone, iPad).

jqFancyTransitions is a jQuery plugin for displaying images as a slideshow with fancy effects. It has support for 3 transitions: wave, zipper & curtain but they can be diversified with the ability of setting the position & direction of the animations.

YoxView is a highly-customizable jQuery image viewer plugin (Lightbox) for displaying single-to-multiple images. It helps browsing a list of images in a modal box with previous-next buttons or as a slideshow. The viewer supports displaying multiple instances in a page where each of them can be configured independently.  YoxView is multilingual & already comes with multiple language files. Besides standard navigation, images can be navigated with keyboard too. The plugin has many options like opacity levels, background colors, title display/fade durations & more.

Buon divertimento!