JavaScript Library Script.aculo.us Gets Redesigned Website; Powers Gucci.com

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006; 08:20 AM

The Scipt.aculo.us project, started by Thomas Fuchs, now sports a drastically redesigned (in terms of presentation) webpage.   The site at http://script.aculo.us remains a formidable resource of Script.aculo.us documentation, news and showcases.

http://script.aculo.us

Script.aculo.us is a cross-browser JavaScript collection that contains functions for creating visual effects and user interfaces.  Notably, it is included in the Ruby on Rails development framework. Script.aculo.us provides AJAX functionality and five main effects: Opacity, Scale, MoveBy, Highlight, and Parallel. Additional effects are achieved using combinations of the core effects . Programmers can extend the library and create new effects.

The latest showcase for script.aculo.us is the website of Italian fashion designer Gucci. The JavaScript library has been used to create rich interfaces and animations, usually accomplished by using Flash.