JPolite: Front End Portal Framework Based on jQuery

Posted by W3Avenue Team on Nov 7, 2009 in - Ajax, - Javascript | View Original Article

JPolite is a pure front-end portal framework based on jQuery & BlueTrip CSS framework, with a handful of jQuery plugins already integrated. It provides a compact yet powerful foundation for custom AJAX web applications with Netvibes like user experiences.

You can use JPolite as a base for creating complex / customizable websites quickly by separating content, appearance and behavior. JPolite provides the ease of turning an HTML content block into tabbed or accordion control without extra code.

Features

BlueTrip CSS framework, with Grid System applied on column layout
Gritter as an utility function to notify users
jQuery UI controls plus themes, as well as module drag-n-drop
A lightweight core with a strong customization system
Module Types – various types of modules can be included and applied on modules easily
Theme Support – three sample themes with a switcher, “Modern”, “Sliver” and “Classic”
Comprehensive Customization guides
Layout Persistence – cookie based layout persistence sample, can be customized to save remote store
XDO – A RESTful resource presentation layer powered by Chain.js, with messaging and event handling

Developed by Wayne Lee; JPolite is available for download under MIT License. You can find further information, demos & download on JPolite Website.