http://dreamweaverextensions.org/trio-solutions-asp-rating/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Directory & Reviews Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:03:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://dreamweaverextensions.org/trio-solutions-asp-rating/comment-page-1/#comment-49 denise andersen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:24:55 +0000 http://dreamweaverextensions.org/trio-solutions-asp-rating/#comment-49 Working with ASP isn't my favorite thing in the world, but that's all the more reason to get fun ASP extensions for Dreamweaver that create nice-looking functions and don't cause any designing issues. Since a growing number of sites are focused on delivering dynamic content in the form of blogs, articles, or other changing front-page items, having a couple of interactive and related modules at the ready for ASP systems is nice for designers on the tail end of a demanding project. This rating system is specifically for ASP sites yet doesn't require special knowledge of the code. The basic design is centered around a group of five smiley faces, which have nice, interesting yet neutral characteristics (call me crazy but some modern smileys make me cringe), and highlight when moused over. A user can click the number of smileys they'd like to give something on the site, and the system will send the information along to a filter or bypass it if the site owner wants to keep ratings realistic and honest. A view of the number of votes will also appear. The developers note that adding a ton of instances of the ratings system, say one for every post on a page with 20 blog posts, some serious time delays can occur for server communications, and I've found that this is very true. Still, within the right, well-thought out design context, this is a great ASP element that brings interactivity to sites in a non-intrusive and visually interesting way. Working with ASP isn’t my favorite thing in the world, but that’s all the more reason to get fun ASP extensions for Dreamweaver that create nice-looking functions and don’t cause any designing issues. Since a growing number of sites are focused on delivering dynamic content in the form of blogs, articles, or other changing front-page items, having a couple of interactive and related modules at the ready for ASP systems is nice for designers on the tail end of a demanding project. This rating system is specifically for ASP sites yet doesn’t require special knowledge of the code.
The basic design is centered around a group of five smiley faces, which have nice, interesting yet neutral characteristics (call me crazy but some modern smileys make me cringe), and highlight when moused over. A user can click the number of smileys they’d like to give something on the site, and the system will send the information along to a filter or bypass it if the site owner wants to keep ratings realistic and honest. A view of the number of votes will also appear.
The developers note that adding a ton of instances of the ratings system, say one for every post on a page with 20 blog posts, some serious time delays can occur for server communications, and I’ve found that this is very true. Still, within the right, well-thought out design context, this is a great ASP element that brings interactivity to sites in a non-intrusive and visually interesting way.

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