Switching My Blog To jQuery.
Nerd alert. I finally got around to switching my blog to jQuery 1.4.1 (over Prototype). I installed the basic jQuery UI, but opted out of the themes and widgets. This will hopefully speed up development as I alter the functionality of my blog. My end goal is to improve user experience through untapped navigation techniques, AJAX, and integration with the Tumblr API.
However, starting small, the first thing I used jQuery for was to upgrade my pagination such that the opacity and size of each page is relative to the current page a reader is on. More mundane updates to come!
I’d now like to take a moment to rant on a continuing issue I have with Tumblr themes. Most of your paginations are horrible. Themes continue to provide 10pt arrows for navigation, in a faded color, in awkward places on the page. Some themes don’t even provide a home button. It’s like you want to punish people who view your site from actually navigating it. Stop it!
