Dropzone.js is an impressive library for creating a drag’n'drop upload environment with file previews as well.
Dropzone.js works with jQuery, component and RequireJS. Templates can be created via CSS.
Besides providing an awesome platform for drag’n'drop action, Dropzone.js has useful events and options that make for a comprehensive drag’n'drop uploader.
Do you have a fax machine? If you don’t have one, don’t worry because you no longer need one. There’s no need to spend ridiculous amounts of money on a fax machine, especially since you can send faxes right from the Web. This means that you can send a fax from any computer that has the Internet.
With the online tools on this list, the only “machine” you really need is a computer. In some cases you may need a scanner to get a file or document on your computer, but now even a scanner can be replaced with your mobile device.
So without further ado, here are the best online tools for sending faxes directly from your Web browser.
The folks at CreativeJS have posted a wonderful tutorial showcasing the development of a failure-resilient file uploader.
The tutorial has only a single part as of now, but it sheds light on chunked uploading and pausing/resuming uploads.
Only JavaScript and HTML are used for achieving this. Stay tuned for the next chapters of this enlightening tutorial.
FileDrop is a pure JavaScript library for file drag & drop, featuring fallbacks for unsupported browsers (even IE6!).
The library weighs a mere 3.5kb minified and gzipped, and boasts features like multiple file selection and instances; well-developed callbacks and events; and a splendid API with numerous functions and options.
Overall, although the documentation is a bit cluttered, the plugin itself is marvelously simple, as you can become familiar with it just by reading the demo code.
9lessons.info have published a simple and effective tutorial about creating a file upload progress bar using jQuery.
The JavaScript is concise, but the server, of course, requires a version of PHP — and in this case, not one lower than 5.4.
The programmer also uses PHP’s APC library; jQuery is used to monitor the state of the file every few seconds.
jQuery File Upload is a comprehensive file upload kit that works in most server-side environments.
The most notable features include:
The library was built purely with jQuery and Twitter’s Bootstrap.
Overall, jQuery File Upload provides a surprisingly comprehensive file uploading interface, suitable for most backends and applications.
27 January, 2013
By Lauris Veips
