It has some cool effects which cannot be found on the original Scriptaculous.
Here’s the list :

* Gradient (diagonal)
* Gradient (horizontal)
* Gradient (vertical)
* Pixelate(name change?)
* Duplicate (ignore)
* Pulse List Down
* Pulse List Up
* Pulse List Bounce
* Flicker
* Curtain Open (buggy!)
* Curtain Close (buggy!)
* Slide Right In
* Slide Left In
* Slide Down In
* Slide Up In
* Slide Right Out
* Slide Left Out
* Slide Down Out
* Slide Up Out

See the live demos here http://scriptaculous.jakewendt.com/effects.html

Make sure you have added JavaScriptHelper in your Controller where you’ll need the function.
In controller :
$helpers=array(’JavaScript’);

Method codeBlock($string=null, $options=array());
$string = JavaScript codes to be wrapped in <script> tags
$options = There are two parameters, $safe (boolean) and $allowCache (boolean)
The default value of $options['safe'] is true which means “it wraps the script in an HTML comment and a CDATA block”. You can set to false if you do not need it.

I still do not understand using the $allowCache. Please read the API.

Usage example :
In view :
<?php
$script=”alert(’hello world’);”;
echo $javascript->codeBlock($script);
?>

The result is :
<script type=”text/javascript”>
//<![CDATA[
alert('hello world');
//]]>
</script>

I hope it helps somebody… cheers!

I don’t know if it’s illegal? but I just tried to make life easier when we want to check our balance.
As we know that, in the official site (https://ibank.klikbca.com) you have to click 4 (four) times to the balance.

1. Click the LOGIN button after User ID and PIN filled.
2. Click Account Information menu.
3. Then click Balance Inquiry menu.
4. Then you have to click LOGOUT to end your session.

But here, you will just need 1 click and you’ll see… (with AJAX functionality)

Warning :
This feature doesn’t use HTTPS, so it is unsecure. Please use this with your personal computer in private internet access and not in a public network. You can use it freely at your own risk.

Someday it may not work properly. It works normally since now August 20, 2008 23:49 and we do not know when it stops working.

Four (4) steps to set up AjaxHelper so we could begin to use it :

1. Download the required JavaScript libraries
   Prototype JS could be downloaded at www.prototypejs.org
   Script.aculo.us could be download at www.script.aculo.us
2. Place these JavaScript libraries in /app/webroot/js/.
3. Add AjaxHelper in your controllers.
   For example :
   class PostsController extends AppController
   {
   var $name=’Posts’;
   var $helpers=array(’Html’,'Javascript’,'Ajax’);
   }
4. We have to include the JavaScript libraries in the layouts or views.
   echo $javascript->link(’prototype’);
   echo $javascript->link(’scriptaculous’);

Now you can use AJAX functionality in your views.
Here’s some AJAX Helper functions, I took these from CakePHP API.
http://api.cakephp.org/class_ajax_helper.html

$ajax->autoComplete ($field, $url=”", $options=array());
$ajax->div ($id, $options=array());
$ajax->divEnd ($id);
$ajax->drag ($id, $options=array());
$ajax->drop ($id, $options=array());
$ajax->dropRemote ($id, $options=array(), $ajaxOptions=array());
$ajax->editor ($id, $url, $options=array());
$ajax->form ($params=null, $type= ‘post’, $options=array());
$ajax->isAjax();
$ajax->link ($title, $href=null, $options=array(), $confirm=null, $escapeTitle=true);
$ajax->observeField ($field, $options=array());
$ajax->observeForm ($form, $options=array());
$ajax->remoteFunction ($options);
$ajax->remoteTimer ($options=null);
$ajax->slider ($id, $trackId, $options=array());
$ajax->sortable ($id, $options=array());
$ajax->submit ($title= ‘Submit’, $options=array());

It’s been almost one year that i’ve been cooking CakePHP on my kitchen. It’s very good enough PHP Framework, I think. The most well-known feature is super magic console for baking the CRUD pages. It cuts much time to develop PHP applications. I really like it very much. You have to try yourself and you’ll know why CakePHP is great PHP framework to make web applications fast.

As on CakePHP website says
“CakePHP enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications.”

Come on try this amazing framework and finish the job quickly than ever.

Website: www.cakephp.org

Download : http://cakephp.org/downloads

Docs : http://book.cakephp.org

Screencasts : http://cakephp.org/screencasts

If you’re new to CakePHP, you can start by reading the Docs. Do understand how CakePHP works first then you can watch screencasts especially The Blog Tutorial. I bet you’ll quickly to build web apps with CakePHP. Happy baking!