Why jQuery?

jQuery is a modern lightweight library which provides a lot of power to easily do advanced effects.

It supports 'Unobstrusive Javascript' to provide easier separation of Presentation (Markup) from Code:

• ​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtrusive_JavaScript

The fact that Web2Py includes this by default makes it an obvious choice, but it would likely have been chosen even without that.

There are a lot of plugins available:

• ​http://plugins.jquery.com/

SahanaPy currently uses:

• ClueTip (used for the form field 'Help' popup)
  • ​http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/

• ClockPick (used by Web2Py for Date input)
  • ​http://www.oakcitygraphics.com/jquery/clockpick/trunk/ClockPick.cfm

• FancyZoom (used by Web2Py's T2 module to display images)

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