Glow - JavaScript library by BBC

Glow is a first open source JavaScript library built by BBC that aim to make working with JavaScript and the DOM easier . It tries to do this by abstracting common tasks, hiding cross-browser issues, and providing a set of user interface widgets.

Glow allows web developers to easily manipulate web pages, create animations and add sophisticated "widgets" to their Web pages. it's very easy to install Glow on your own web server, simply copy the glow folder into whatever directory you normally use to store client-side scripts and now to include the core Glow library in your own web page, just add a script tag to the head of your HTML document , as in the example below.

<script src="/myscripts/glow/n.n.n/core/core.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Now you can replace the n.n.n portion of the example filepath with the actual Glow version number you installed. The library is very well-documented & it already comes with various ready-to-use widgets like:

• autosuggest
• carousel
• overlay (lightbox)
• slider
• timetable
• & more..

Here is few Demos are provided by BBC to see Glow in action

1. Flickr Viewr Thingr :

   Fetches images from Flickr and generates an animated slideshow using Glow Built by Jake Archibald. Demo: flickr viewr thingr

   

2. Royal Timeline :

   Governance of England displayed on an interactive Timetable Built by Richard Hubbard . Demo: timetable

   

3. Keyboard Hero :

   How fast can you type? Put your speedy typing skills to the ultimate test with Keyboard Hero Built by Tom Maslen - Demo: keyboardhero

   

4. Carousel widget:

   you can easily create simple carousel using ordered or unordered list element or a collection of other block level elements.