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JQuery has a lot of very nice plugins, so was jQuery Tools really to be missed? There is already a UI extension, but jQuery Tools provides the most common UI effects used on (Web 2.0) websites in one single plugin. It features:

• Tabs
• Tooltips
• Overlays
• Scrollables
• Flash embedding

All effects can be combined, for example to create an artist's portfolio. Well, all these effects can also be archived by using an already existing plugin from the plugin repository, but here you got it as one single package of just 5.8 Kb! And the effects are damn good looking. The guys who developed the flowplayer too made a fantastic job. jQuery Tools is compatible with all common browsers and is published under GPL2 and MIT Licence. Via: tagdocs.de

There are many JavaScript Libraries out there which all have their pros and cons. My personal favourite library is jQuery which provides a very easy interface for DOM manipulation. And it has a powerful UI Addon and a huge plugin library too. Although for some particular task one would use a library that is specialised in it, like Ext JS for spreadsheets. Today I found a library which helps you in the of SVG and VML. It is called Raphaël and provides an adapter that makes SVG and VML drawing cross-browser and easy. The current library supports Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.0+, Opera 9.5+ and Internet Explorer 6.0+. If you tried to archive this on your own you will know how helpful such a library can be. Check out the demos like the nice polar clock.