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We finally got the jQuery UI 1.5 alpha out, along with jQuery 1.2.3:

jQuery 1.2.3: AIR, Namespacing, and UI Alpha

jQuery UI 1.5 alpha
What a road for UI 1.5. Originally it started as 1.0.1 (just bug fixes) following the 1.0 release in September. Then it grew into 1.1 (a little added functionality, a couple API changes). Neither of these actually got released. The closest was a fairly quiet 1.0.1a. In the end, there were so many big changes, especially in the API, but also in a couple plugins that were entirely reworked, that it was promoted to 1.5. Here’s a couple I’ve been spending a bit of time on:

Selectables
The version of Selectables in the 1.0 release was not what some might call useful. I’m happy to say this is fixed in 1.5.

Dialog
Dialog has a few fixes (like with multiple dialogs, if you click on one it comes to the top), but the most requested feature (by far) didn’t quite make it into the alpha: modal option. This will be in the beta. Stay tuned.

I had my second jQuery UI Article published on DMXzone today:

Tutorial: Dialogs and Theming with jQuery UI

In this article I’ll introduce jQuery UI Dialogs. I’ll also introduce one of the premiere features of jQuery UI: themes, and will show how they can be used to make a consistent and attractive web application. As in my last article, Drag-and-Drop Shopping Cart with jQuery UI, I’ll assume a basic familiarity with jQuery (the base of jQuery UI). You should be comfortable with jQuery syntax and basic selectors.

See my earlier post, Drag-and-Drop Shopping Cart with jQuery UI, for more information on DMXzone Premium Content.