I was constantly looking for unobtrusive JavaScript tabs script which doesn’t require any framework for my personal project. I have found SimpleTabs by Komrade but there’s a bug on it plus it doesn’t degrades gracefully if JavaScript is disabled.

Today I have just found Yetii, which stands for Yet (E)Another JavaScript Tab Interface Implementation. It’s a lightweight, object-oriented coded tab interface script which doesn’t require any JavaScript library/frameworks. It degrades gracefully in browsers without JavaScript support. You can have many independent tab interfaces on a single page, specify initial tab, turn on automatic tabs rotation, add next/previous navigation, nest one tab interface inside another and define custom function to run after certain tab is clicked.

Though the script is intended for tab interface implementation, I found out that you can also use this script for another purpose. Just turn on automatic tabs rotation and add next/previous navigation – a lightweight JavaScript slideshow will born. You can now have an unlimited tab interface plus an unlimited slideshow from a simple, lightweight JavaScript.

Demo & Documentation: http://www.kminek.pl/lab/yetii/
License: BSD License

Checkbox and Radio Buttons

1.) FancyForm

FancyForm is a powerful replacement script used to provide the ultimate flexibility in changing the appearance and function of checkbox and radio buttons form elements. It’s accessible, easy to use and degrades gracefully on all older, non-supporting browsers. It requires MooTools JavaScript framework.

2.) CRIR: Checkbox & Radio Input Replacement

This combination of JavaScript and CSS will hide checkbox and radio buttons. This will allow you to style the label however you wish using CSS, and the actual input control will be hidden. The form will still collect data as it normally would because the label itself will trigger the hidden input control. The form is still fully functional if JavaScript is disabled or not supported.

3.) Ryan Fait’s Custom Checkboxes & Radio Buttons

This JavaScript and CSS will allow you to use custom images for checkboxes, radio buttons and select lists. The unobtrusive script gracefully degrades, so if JavaScript is disabled, normal form input objects appear instead of your customized elements.

4.) ARC – Adam’s Radio/Checkbox Customization

The script parses a specified form for input types and associated labels. If the input type is found to be a radio button or checkbox then the widget is hidden and the label is altered to display a custom widget-style-image by modifying the label’s CSS style.

5.) prettyCheckboxes

6.) jQuery checkbox

7.) Articles & Tutorials On Customizing Checkbox and Radio Buttons

• Custom Radio Button Implement With jQuery
• slayeroffice Custom Checkbox Elements
• Customized Html Controls: Creating Custom Checkbox
• Styled Form Controls
• Fancy Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
• Inside Technique : Custom Checkboxes

Select / Dropdown Box

1.) JavaScript Image Combobox

2.) jQuery Dropdown Check List

3.) Custom Select With Icons

4.) ComboBoxes Using MooTools

5.) Select Replacement

6.) Additional Select Box Customization (Won’t Work If JavaScript Disabled)

• mcDropdown jQuery Plug-in
• jQuery Custom Select Box v.0.01
• Arc90 Arc90
• Control.SelectMultiple

Almost All Form Elements

1.) Custom Form Elements (CFE)

Custom Form Elements unites all efforts in the web to enhance web-based XHTML forms in terms of style, usability and accessibility by using Javascript and/or CSS. Custom Form Elements work cross-browser, currently supporting most A-grade browsers.

2.) Emblematiq Niceforms

Niceforms is a script that will replace the most commonly used form elements with custom designed ones. You can either use the default theme that is provided or you can even develop your own look with minimal effort.

3.) jQuery Plugin: jNice

Preloaders.net

Preloaders.net has a nice categorized collection of GIF preloaders. You can set your preloaders’ background (transparent is also available) and foreground color, size with contrains proportion option and it’s animation speed.

Ajaxload

Ajaxload.info is still in Beta and the only option for it’s loading icon that you can set is it’s background and foreground color.

Load Info

LoadInfo.net options for it’s loading icon are background and foreground color and three predefined sizes which are 16×16, 24×24 and 48×48.

Web Script Lab

Web Script Lab’s Ajax Loading GIF Generator options for it’s loading icon are background and foreground color and three predefined speed which are normal, fast and slow.

Chimply

Chimply is in Beta stage but it has also a nice collection of categorized Ajax loading icons. Common settings include background and foreground colors and it’s width. Many advanced options will appear depending on what type of preloader you are going to select.

mentalized Activity Indicators

SanBaldo Ajax Loading Animated GIF

If this post have missed any AJAX loading icon generators, please feel free to add them in the comment below.

The CSS drop-down menu also comes with predefined transformations, including horizontal, vertical left-to-right, vertical right-to-left, horizontal linear and horizontal upwards – all you need to do is to change the class name of the unordered list <ul>. Should you have difficulty in making your styled CSS drop-down menu, just look at the examples which mimic the menus at Adobe, Flickr, MTV and NVidia.

Documentation: http://lwis.net/free-css-drop-down-menu/
Demo: http://lwis.net/free-css-drop-down-menu/dropdown.ultimate.horizontal.html
License: GNU GPL