Name: mootools
URL: http:///mootools.net
Native Server Environment: none
Included Widgets: Accordion, slider, tooltips, Group
Download Size: 44 KB Compressed

Mootools is a popular and streamlined toolkit. The custom download builder, powerful compression tools and general maturity of the tookit make it an excellent choice for many projects.

The Joomla team’s decision to include mootools in Joomla 1.5 is testament to the flexibility and efficiency of the system. It will also lead to an explosion of mootools developers as people rapidly work to integrate AJAX capability into Joomla plugins & components.

Some Highlights

• A custom download profiler allows the creation of small, focused downloads customized to your deployment
• Powerful Style manipulation tools
• Powerful effects & animation tools
• Element Abstraction & Custom Syntax
• Useful Object Prototypes for Array, String, Function & Number
• Object Oriented / Classes Support
• Powerful Server communication tools including asset management functions
• Cookie Manipulation

Some Drawbacks

• Custom Syntax for Element manipulation
• Limited Widget Support