#137 Cross-browser X Library
Playing with the old inner solar system demo for the cross-browser javascript X library.
Notes
I can’t recall when I first checked out the X library cross-browser.com but it must have been back in the prototype/scriptaculous days.
The last release of the library was X 4.23 from 14-May-2011, and I suspect was subsequently eclipsed by the rise of the jQuery ecosystem. The X library has some really advanced capabilities that it is a pity never went any further, but the coding paradigm of the X library was perhaps just not as coherent as the jQuery approach.
About the X library:
X is a collection of loosely-bound, cross-browser, Javascript functions and objects. It is intended to be a resource from which you pick and choose - you do not have to include the entire library in your application. It contains core DOM/Style functions, unobtrusive enhancements, utility functions, objects such as menus and tab panels, and also has some experimental stuff.
Inner Solar System Demo
The inner_solar_system.html demo remains one of the most popular, despite using an earlier version of the X library. As of 2020, it still runs jsut fine in the latest Chrome and Firefox browsers.
Credits and References
- cross-browser.com
- cross-browser.com downloads - original source of the inner solar system demo