GNOME's design team gathered in the UK for a hackfest. They have published a document that describes some of their plans for the next major version of the desktop environment, including a unique new user interface element that is described as a "Task Pooper."

Gecko 1.9.1 added support for several Mozilla-specific DOM events used to handle mouse gestures. These are special movements that can be made with a mouse or trackpad and can be interpreted to perform specific tasks.

Given that regular drop-down menus are rife with usability problems, it takes a lot for me to recommend a new form of drop-down. But, as our testing videos show, mega drop-downs overcome the downsides of regular drop-downs. Thus, I can recommend one while warning against the other.

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This jQuery plugin generates sparklines (small inline charts) directly in the browser using data supplied either inline in the HTML, or via javascript.

The plugin is compatible with most modern browsers and has been tested with Firefox 2+, Safari 3+, Opera 9 and Internet Explorer 6 & 7.

The Whale Hunt website was developed as an experimental interface for storytelling. Given an epic real world story, with lots of content and lots of metadata, how can the narrative be faithfully retold