Introduction to jQuery UI
jQuery UI is a widget and interaction library built on top of the jQuery JavaScript library, allowing you to create highly interactive web applications. This tutorial will explain how jQuery UI works.
Features of jQuery UI
Easy to Use
Inherits the easy-to-use characteristics of jQuery, providing highly abstracted interfaces to improve website usability in the short term.
Open Source and Free
Licensed under the MIT & GPL dual licenses, easily meeting the licensing needs from free products to enterprise products.
Wide Compatibility
Compatible with major desktop browsers, including IE 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+, Opera 9+, and Chrome 1+.
Lightweight and Fast
Components are relatively independent, allowing for on-demand loading to avoid wasting bandwidth and slowing down webpage loading speeds.
Advanced Standards
Supports WAI-ARIA, providing progressive enhancement through standard XHTML code, ensuring accessibility in lower-end environments.
Aesthetic and Versatile
Offers nearly 20 preset themes and allows customization of up to 60 configurable style rules, with 24 background texture options.
Open and Public
Open from planning to code writing, with documentation, code, and discussions open to everyone.
Strong Support
Google provides CDN content delivery network support for the release code.
Complete Localization
The development package includes over 40 language packs, including Chinese.
Drawbacks and Shortcomings
- Inadequate Code Robustness: Lacks comprehensive test cases, some components have more bugs, and cannot meet the development requirements for enterprise-level products.
- Insufficient Architectural Planning: Lack of coordination in component APIs, and lack of guidance for combined use.
- Limited Controls: Compared to mature products like Dojo, YUI, Ext JS, there are fewer available controls, unable to meet the requirements of complex interface functions.