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Spry overview

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Spry overview

Even if you're brand new to Web Design, you've probably heard of the term Ajax. Now Ajax stands for Asynchronous JavaScript in XML, it is the term that best describe the lose confederation of XML, JavaScript, CSS, Dynamic HTML, and XHTML, that is the heart of many Interactive Web Experiences. Now if that alphabet soup sounds intimidating, don't worry, there are standardized Ajax Libraries out there like Prototype and jQuery and they emerged to make the process of creating these types of pages and experiences a lot easier. Now Adobe has its own Ajax Library called Spry. Spry is a set of CSS and JavaScript files, they make building interactive applications easier. To make utilizing Spry accessible to all Designers, Adobe has integrated Mini Spry-based tools directly into Dreamweaver. When using Spry Objects like Spry Form Validation Widgets and any of the Spry User Interface Widgets, Dreamweaver will add all of the necessary code to your page and copy over any necessary external CSS and…

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