10 Mootools scripts for enhancing your html forms

Posted by Jean-Baptiste Jung on Jul 15, 2008 | 15 comments

You know it: Forms are one of the most important part of a website. But forms also require a lot of work. Happilly, the excellent Javascript framework Mootools is here to help: Here’s 10 scripts to enhance your forms, both visually and functionally.

Author : Jean-Baptiste Jung

Jean is a 27 years old self-taught web developer and WordPress specialist who lives in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. In addition to Cats Who Code, he also blogs about WordPress at WpRecipes and about Photoshop at PsdVibe.

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1 - Calendar

Source: http://www.electricprism.com/aeron/calendar/

2 - Web 2.0 form

Download: http://www.stoutlabs.com/site/post/jazz_up_your_forms_with_mootools_pt_1/
Demo: http://www.stoutlabs.com/demos/formMagic_1.htm

3 - Resizable textarea

Source: http://ejectmedia.net/examples/moo_textareas/

4 - Ajax login form

Download: http://joeabiraad.com/ajax/ajax-login-form-php-javascript/89
Demo: http://joeabiraad.com/demos/ajax2/

5 - Mootools Form Validation

Source: http://www.phatfusion.net/validate/

6 - Custom checkboxes, radio buttons and select lists

Source: http://ryanfait.com/resources/custom-checkboxes-and-radio-buttons/

7 - Multiple select

Source: http://www.wollzelle.com/os/multiple-select-widget/

8 - Form Validator

Download: http://zendold.lojcomm.com.br/fvalidator/
Demo: http://zendold.lojcomm.com.br/fvalidator/exampleA.asp

9 - iMask

Source: http://zendold.lojcomm.com.br/imask/

10 - Textboxlist meets autocompletion

Source: http://devthought.com/textboxlist-meets-autocompletion/

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1 - flater on Aug 13, 2008, 9:04 am:

here some more links to usefull mootools scripts:

http://mootools.startgigant.nl/
2 - Dan on Aug 26, 2008, 7:33 am:

This is not a MooTools application ;(

6 - Custom checkboxes, radio buttons and select lists
3 - jbj on Aug 26, 2008, 8:35 am:

@Dan: You’re right. Sorry for that mistake!
4 - virtual millenium on Dec 4, 2008, 5:41 am:

All of them great, the form validator is perfect for a plugin I want to make for my blog. Thanks!
5 - Aaron Newton on Dec 22, 2008, 10:44 pm:

See also:

http://www.clientcide.com/wiki/cnet-libraries/09-forms/

Date pickers, form validators, text editors, etc.