In the same spirit in which Validator was released in this post, I am also releasing several other JavaScript tools. It has taken a little longer than I expected to prepare them for release. But I wanted to release the tools with good documentation, and several examples.

Strong Password has been in soft release since Validator, and now is being fully released.

It includes 4 separate examples on how to use and extend the Strong Password tool, including making visual graphs, custom text, and integrating with Form Validator to prevent users from using weak passwords on your site.

Strong Password is completely customizable so you can set anything you want including, what constitutes password strength, how strong each of the 4 settings are, and more. So check out Strong Password and see what it can do for your users.

Popularity: 100% [?]

I’ve updated the samples provided with validator to clearly show the code used on the sample page, instead of making you view the source code. Hopefully it will be helpful to those who are looking to use a simple Form Validation tool.

Form Validator is a free JavaScript form validation tool that requires almost no knowledge of JavaScript, just simple HTML skills.

Popularity: 47% [?]

I small bug was discovered and fixed in the Validator JavaScript library. The new upload (version 0.9.1) has been released. The bug related to how the minval function was working.

About Validator

Validator is a easy to use form validation tool. If your client machine has JavaScript enabled, it will capture almost any kind of Form Validation you might need. Some basic benefits of Validator are:

• Do not have to know JavaScript
• 23 different validation rules to test against!
• Validates different types of input forms, not just text and text areas.
• Maintains separation of content, display, and interaction on the web page.
• External JavaScript file so it can be cached and used on multiple pages efficiently.
• Tested on Fire Fox 2, IE 6, and IE7. (Should work on others as well.)
• Customizable error messages by setting attributes.
• Customizable error messages by using CSS styles.

These will allow you to validate your forms quickly, easily, and reduce the time and effort you have to put into building your own validation techniques.

Popularity: 53% [?]

There have been several discussions recently on if Ajax developers need Dreamweaver or not. Dreamweaver is a good tool, but it is just a tool not a solution.

The more I use Dreamweaver, the more I can see both its strengths and weaknesses. Let’s look from both points of view to determine if Ajax really needs Dreamweaver. As someone who doesn’t work for Adobe, but has used Dreamweaver for over six (6) years, I am a little bit more objective than some of the voices that have spoken.
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Popularity: 74% [?]