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hoverIntent jQuery Plug-in

hoverIntent is a jQuery plugin that improves the standard hover method by only triggering handlers when the user's mouse slows down, rather than firing immediately upon entering an element. This prevents unwanted animations or AJAX calls from executing when users are merely passing their cursor over large target areas rather than deliberately interacting with them.

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jquery.qrcode - jquery plugin for pure browser qrcode generation on Jerome Etienne blog

A lightweight jQuery plugin for generating QR codes directly in the browser using pure JavaScript, eliminating the need for external image services or API calls. The plugin is self-contained (under 4KB minified), works offline, and requires only three simple steps: include the script, add a container element, and call the qrcode method with your data. The code is open-source on GitHub under an MIT license.

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jQuery Transit - CSS3 animations for jQuery

This documentation page explains Transit, a jQuery plugin for CSS animations, and covers its behavior across different browsers and configurations. For older browsers that don't support CSS transitions, Transit degrades gracefully by either skipping transformation effects while maintaining standard CSS changes, or delegating to jQuery's animate() method as a fallback. The page also provides guidance on customizing animation defaults, easing functions, and working around Webkit rendering issues like flickering.

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MiniJs - jQuery Plugins made easy

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5 Lightweight jQuery Alternatives for Mobile Development | Tutorialzine

jQuery's cross-browser compatibility and size make it inefficient for mobile development, where older IE support is unnecessary and download/parsing time matters significantly. The piece surveys five lightweight alternatives—Zepto.js (8kb, jQuery-like with touch support), Snack.js (3kb, non-jQuery API), $dom (2kb, animations-included), xui.js (4kb, multi-device framework), and 140medley (0.5kb, minimal)—each optimized for mobile by using hardware-accelerated CSS animations instead of jQuery's CPU-intensive style modifications and eliminating unnecessary features.

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24 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of February 2012

This article surveys 24 jQuery plugins released or updated in February 2012, ranging from UI effects like page-flip animations and curtain transitions to practical utilities for pagination, lazy image loading, and responsive maps. The plugins address visual enhancements (3D galleries, blur effects, shadows), navigation solutions (smooth scrolling, full-screen galleries), content presentation (sliders, photo viewers, video embedding), and specialized tools (URL parsing, geospatial mapping, tweet-friendly text regions).

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