OpenInviter is an open source PHP class, written in PHP5, for importing contacts from most of the well-known e-mail providers & social networks.

Such an invite feature is great, specially when presented as optional, to gain new users/visitors to any service.

There are already ready to use integrations for:

• Wordpress
• Drupal
• Joomla
• phpBB & more.

OpenInviter supports:

• Gmail
• Windows Live
• Yahoo
• Mail.com
• Facebook
• Friendster
• hi5
• Linkedin
• Twitter
• Myspace & more..

Requirements: PHP5 & cURL or wget

Website: http://openinviter.com/

deploy* is an open source web application that enables you to create your web project framework with ease.

It lets you to choose the:

• XHTML document type
• CSS file (blank or with resets)
• jQuery to be included or not. If yes, ask for some popular plugins
• major directories like images, includes to be added

Once the link that creates to project framework is bookmarked, same framework can be created with just a click.

The idea itself is very nice: “instantly starting a project with the preferred structure“. If more libraries, CSS frameworks would be supported, it can become much more flexible (as it is open source, anyone can add these).

JavaFX is a rich client platform, integrated with Java Runtime, that you can create and deliver rich internet experiences.

It is the a combination of a scripting language: JavaFX Script, a rich client platform and set of tools for a productive and collaborative developer-designer workflow.

You can refer JavaFX as alternative for Flash & Silverlight.

JavaFX platform currently consists:

• NetBeans IDE 6.5 for JavaFX 1.0 (development environment)
• JavaFX 1.0 Production Suite (a set of tools & Photoshop & Illustrator pluging allowing graphics to be exported to JavaFX applications)

JavaFX can run on millions of devices including desktop, browsers, mobile devices & more as it requires Java Runtime which is ready on many environments.

Requirements: Java Runtime

Website: http://www.javafx.com/

Demo: http://www.javafx.com/samples

xBug is a JavaScript debugger that enables you to trace or step through your JavaScript code in real-time.

Using xBug, you can:

• set breakpoints, and watchpoints in a separate code window
• see a trace log while your code is executing
• inspect variables
• get an indexed list of the functions/methods, and more…

It works with Chrome, Firefox 2/3, IE 6/7 & Safari 3.

Website: http://www.xbug.co.uk/

Revolver (Fast Image Rotation Engine) is an excellent open source solution that can display images in cyclical fashion. It is simple, versatile and ideal for displaying a portfolio as a photoblog or a simple image gallery.

Features:

• Is free and open source
• Controls start and stop playback
• Is simple and easy to install and configure
• Does not require database
• Occupies only 3k
• Allows images to future
• Background can also be customized in others

Website: http://www.tubatomic.com/revolver/

Demo: http://www.tubatomic.com/revolver/demo

A simple way to present your photos online

Imago is an Ajax Image Gallery with focus on simplicity and ease of use. It’s plain JavaScript and build on the mature ajax library mootools. No server side scripting is required! It’s plain JavaScript and build on the mature ajax library mootools. No server side scripting is required! Neither is flash. Neither is flash. Whether your photos are on flickr, smugmug or you’d like to host them yourself, Imago can show them. Whether your photos are on flickr, smugmug or you’d like to host them yourself, Imago can show them.

Website: http://imago.codeboje.de/

Demo: http://imago.codeboje.de/samplegallery/

Facelift Image Replacement (or FLIR, pronounced fleer) is an image replacement script that dynamically generates image representations of text on your web page in fonts that otherwise might not be visible to your visitors. The generated image will be automatically inserted into your web page via Javascript and visible to all modern browsers. Any element with text can be replaced: from headers (<h1>, <h2>, etc.) to <span> elements and everything in between!

Website: http://facelift.mawhorter.net/

Demo: http://facelift.mawhorter.net/examples/

Download: http://facelift.mawhorter.net/download/

Flash technology is an excellent way to create animated content among many other possibilities.Personally I prefer to use proprietary technologies.

Fortunately, every day there are new ways of doing the same thing, but using these standards and making presentations are more usable and accessible without sacrificing appearance. One such script is JS Coverflow with which we can implement an elegant image carousel.

Features:

• This tested browsers: Firefox 3, Opera 9.5 and Safari 3
• Only works with images with the same height and width
• Used easily with the mouse wheel or using the scroll arrows;
• Personalize the labels and the onclick event that fires in the center of the image in the foreground.
• This script has been tested with other libraries as Javascript: jQuery, MooTools, Dojo and Prototype.

Website: http://radnan.public.iastate.edu/coverflow/

One of the most used in the galleries that implements the library (library) Lightbox.

It is an interesting alternative to Lightbox since it has rounded edges and the overall appearance is somewhat different. This gallery is very easy to implement and is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5.

Compatibility: All Major Browsers

Click here for Demo and Download

Web applications often require a calendar or date picker functionality. Whether it’s a web form that requests the user’s date of birth, a content management system that needs to display a calendar of events on a side column, or an application that charts data as a function of time – there’s never a short supply of demand for calendars or date pickers.

To write a custom solution yourself is one option, especially if you have the time, and your requirements can’t be met by freely available scripts. But if you’re the type that wants to save some time – check out these brilliant, free calendar and datepicker scripts available for download. You can use them for inspiration, incorporate them into your project as they are, or modify them to suit your needs.

Calendar: a Javascript class for Mootools

The Calendar class for mootools is a script that plugs into the mootools framework, providing you with an accessible, unobtrusive datepicker for your web forms.

The Calendar class gives you three navigation options: navigate by month, navigate by month or year, and static/no navigation. It supports multi-lingual and fancy date formatting features, and also allows you to restrict the range of available dates that the user can select. The script weighs at about 15KB compressed with the YUI compressor, but you can download the uncompressed version with the developer’s comments if you want to modify it or understand how it works.

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MooMonth

MooMonth is a full calendar application with smooth animation effects and is highly-customizable to your web application’s needs. Clicking on certain areas such as the day or event expands (or collapses) the area to focus on the particular date. It’s still in the alpha phase, but brief testing under Firefox 2, IE 7, and Safari 3 indicates that the current version works as intended.

Website: http://code.google.com/p/moomonth/

Download: http://code.google.com/p/moomonth/downloads/list

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