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Can I use jQuery or something else to re-create this flash app's functionality?

I haven't messed around with jQuery much, but I feel like the same functionality can be achieved as Flash can.

Are there any other languages or combinations of languages that I could use to replicate the functionality of this site?

TimeGlider Timeline Creator

You have to click the start button on the bottom of the first screen in the top left of the page in order to start interacting with the timeline. If you click the X in the top corner, the timeline data won't load.

After clicking start clicking on a picture will bring up a caption. If desired, a link is placed under the caption that opens to a new window. You can scroll through time and get details on events when they are clicked.

There isn't a lot more to this site, but I want to be able to do something similar using jQuery or another capable language.

Is this possible? If so, what languages do I need to use in order to replicate the functionality of the flash app on this site?

CheeseConQueso
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    Research and Effort will do it. Give it a go and if you run across problems somewhere post the code and the community will help – heads5150 Feb 15 '12 at 04:37
  • Short answer: Yes. Take a look at [Ubuntu's tour](http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/) to see what's possible with just HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (jQuery). – Kevin Ji Feb 15 '12 at 04:40
  • @heads5150 - I asked this mainly to avoid a whole lot of work assuming jQuery couldn't cut it. People have seemed to agree that it will suffice and I'll share code when that time comes – CheeseConQueso Feb 15 '12 at 08:16

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the short answer is yes jQuery can handle all the effects shown in there and sticking with it will guarantee cross browser portability, you might throw in a little CSS3 depending on which platforms you are primarily targeting, but this will definitely be a great jQuery project. Happy coding.

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