Dojo 0.4.1 Is Now Available!
Now available for download (Ajax
build, others), Dojo
0.4.1 builds on the impressive features of 0.4.0, adds 180+ bug fixes
, and adds better documentation coverage to the online API browser.
Some of the highlights of the 0.4.x series include:
- dojo.a11y: the foundation for accessibility (a11y), implemented in some of Dojo’s widgets in 0.4 with more to follow in 0.5. Dojo strives to provide keyboard function as well as integration with high-contrast mode and screen readers for the visually impaired.
- dojo.charting: A charting engine to implement a variety of chart types using vector graphics
- dojo.gfx: a 2D vector graphics API which renders natively to browsers as SVG or VML
- dojo.i18n: a follow on to the translation support in 0.3.1, there is now build support for collecting localized resources in a single file as well as support for localized date and time formatting. More formatting types and more localization to come in 0.5.
- dojo.lfx: major improvements, such as chainable animations
- dojo.namespaces: support for extensible widget namespaces and an automatic widget manifest loading feature.
- dojo.widget: new widgets like Clock, FilteringTable, ProgressBar, plus enhancements to Editor2 and the AccordionContainer. Also localization of some widgets, such as DatePicker.
- AOL’s contribution of a linker for Javascript, not yet integrated into the build.
Getting Around In Dojo
Quick Links
Other Dojo Foundation Projects
The Dojo Toolkit is only one of the projects that the Dojo Foundation hosts. In
addition to the toolkit, OpenRecord
and the Cometd project call the Dojo
Foundation home.
OpenRecord's pure-JavaScript
semi-structured content store makes organizing data simpler and faster
without the up-front overhead of knowing what you're going to add before
you add it.
Cometd is working to make
implementing, deploying, and integrating Comet
clients and servers into existing web infrastructures.