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Update from The Wojo Group

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Over the years we have made some big transitions at The Wojo Group. Although we used to be primarily concerned with client work, over time we have directed more and more of our effort towards internal projects. Some of these projects have included Motionspire.com, a motion graphics gallery we launched a couple years ago, and SimpleCart(js), the open-source javascript shopping cart that turned out to be quite popular.

However, another project we’ve had in the works for quite some time is HelloRent.com, an apartment finder that doesn’t suck (in our humble opinion). We’re really excited about this project and we believe it has the potential to shake up the industry. Recently we have been focusing almost all of our efforts towards HelloRent. Thus, we have not been able to devote any significant time to development of our other projects, blogging, or client work.

Although we wish we could do it all, we have to be realistic with our time constraints and our abilities. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far, either by reading this blog, visiting one of our creations, or spreading the word about what we’re up to here at The Wojo Group. We do plan to eventually return to more frequent blogging, and someday we will hopefully have the time to continue developing our other projects. In the meantime, though, please feel free to head over to HelloRent.com, subscribe to our email newsletter, and request an invite if you are interested in giving it a try. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback.

Thanks again for your support.

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April Fool’s Floating Text Script

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

This year’s javascript trick involves taking individual words on your page and let them float or creep away.  Every time the user does not move their mouse for 5 seconds (you can change this interval), the words will start to creep.  Once they move their mouse again, the words will return to their original spot.

Simply add this script tag in your header:


<script type="text/javascript" src="http://thewojogroup.com/creep.js" ></script>

And start the creep with the body onload function with the argument being the desired delay (in seconds) before the words start creeping (default is 5 seconds):


<body onload="creepify(5);">

I haven’t been able to test this on many browsers, and there are some quirks depending on the content of your page.  If you are using a javascript library like JQuery, you may want to use the $(document).onload or equivalent in order to call the creepify() function. Happy April Fool’s!

START THE CREEP

Note: This script will probably mess up some of your styling, so test it out first to see what happens. :)

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Posted in Miscellaneous, Programming, javascript | 5 Comments »


Javascript Number.toCurrency()

Friday, July 31st, 2009

While working on simpleCart(js) 2.0 and a few shopping carts for clients, I found myself writing several helper functions for formatting strings and numbers.  One of the most useful helpers was a toCurrency() method for numbers:


var myNumber = 8.3;

alert( myNumber.toCurrency() );   //alerts "$8.30"

myNumber = 119427.23529;

alert( myNumber.toCurrency() );    //alerts "$119,427.24"

myNumber = 1231;

alert( myNumber.toCurrency( "€" ) );   //alerts "€1,231.00"

The dollar sign is default, but you can replace it with any symbol in the function call.

Just copy this code to your js file and enjoy! (This code also implements a reverse() method for strings that you might find useful.)


String.prototype.reverse=function(){
return this.split("").reverse().join("");
}
Number.prototype.withCommas=function(){
var x=6,y=parseFloat(this).toFixed(2).toString().reverse();
while(x<y.length){y=y.substring(0,x)+","+y.substring(x);x+=4;}
return y.reverse();
}
Number.prototype.toCurrency=function(){
return(arguments[0]?arguments[0]:"$")+this.withCommas();
}

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Twetris: twitter + tetris

Monday, April 6th, 2009

We developed a little creation called Twetris that uses the twitter timeline to create blocks for a tetris game. The high score list is published automatically to @twetris and you can even retweet your high scores right from the game. It’s a simple javascript/html/css creation thats great for wasting time.
Check it out!

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April Fools ‘flip text’ Script

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Over breakfast this morning, I put together a little JS script that will flip all the text on a page.  Just put this link AT THE BOTTOM of your page, and it should provide a little April Fools joke for some visitors:


<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.thewojogroup.com/flipEm.js" ></script>

**Make sure to test this on your site, some flash objects or other plugins may not work properly

Enjoy!

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