The Dojo Toolkit now has support for multi-file uploads, thanks to the new Deft project. The dojox.form.FileUploader class embeds a hidden SWF file in the page which, when triggered, will open a system dialog that supports multiple file selection, and also file masks, which allows the user to filter their selection by file type.

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With the release of Dojo 1.2 right around the corner, there’s an updated grid widget available. It offers new features and performance improvements over the existing grid including better Dojo data integration, simplified layout structures, and the ability to enable editing much more easily.

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A few weeks ago, some of the guys at SitePen were commenting that I was using Flash on my personal web site for a Flickr Badge. I responded that if Dojo had similar functionality, I would easily replace the badge. A couple of weeks later, Peter Higgins and Bryan Forbes of SitePen rose to the task and created dojox.image.FlickrBadge.

This weekend I had a chance to put their work to the test, and I’m impressed. Using the new Flickr badge is quite easy:

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According to the previous article (Dojo Charting: Event Support Has Landed!) the next items on our plan for improving Dojo Charting are the widgetization of charting, events, and integration with the Tooltip widget. In addition to all of these features now being available in trunk, the Legend widget was developed. These features will all be available in the release of Dojo 1.2.

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