javascript-events

Web page image effects - JavaScript ? how else ?

I'm asking to pick the brains of all you web gurus out there. I have an idea I'm trying to implement. I want to display half a dozen pictures on a screen, in say a circle shape, and as I hover over one with the mouse it fades from grey and white into full colour, maybe even getting a little larger, or generating a drop-shadow effect wh...

Javascript Universal way to know added new element

AddEventHandler in Javascript is for handling the events (like onclick) universally (i.e. on any element). Is there a way to fire an event (don't know which kind) when a new element (i.e input, div, select, etc.) is being added to the page (through Ajax, jQuery, etc.)? I've looked into the DOM documentation on dev mozilla but couldn't...

Catch all browser events likely to redirect/open new browser

I need a javascript on a page that could catch an event whenever i click something and that click could lead to redirect, open in a new window, etc. As links sometimes are not directly open a new window, they call a javascript function (window.open, document.location.href). Is it possible that I can catch them and edit the url. Thanks...

javascript to get system double click interval?

Can I use javascript to get the system's double click interval? ...

JavaScript - OffFocus event?

Hi What I want to do is display an input field with the text color black. Then when the person clicks inside the input field (onfocus) I want to change the text color to red. Then, when the person click outside of the input fied (no longer focus), I want to change the text color back to black. I know how to handle the JavaScript onfo...

Do javascript event listeners need to be removed prior to removing the element they're attached to?

Suppose I have attached a variety of event listener to various form elements. Later, I want to remove the entire form. Is it necessary (or suggested) to unregister any event handlers that exist on the form and its elements? If so, what is the easiest way to remove all listeners on a collection of elements? What are the repercussions of...

jquery problem adding events on load

I'm having a problem getting a 'change' event to register with the following code var map = function(){ function addMapTriggers(){ $("#map_form select").change(getDataWithinBounds); } return{ init: function(){ getDataWithinBounds(); addMapTriggers(); } }; }(); and in a jquery document.ready $(function(){ map.i...

Observing events on dynamically inserted objects in the DOM

On load, I add a desired behavior on all textareas on a page. Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { $$('textarea').each(function(x) { x.observe('keydown', dosomethinghere) }); }); This works because the textareas are already in the DOM, but how should I treat textareas that are dynamically added after the page loads (ex: ...

Initiate onclick faster than with document.onload

I have html-pages with links where i want to attach a function to their onclick-event. One way to do it is of course: <a href="save.php" onclick="save(); return false;" rel="save">Save</a> But I know this is not the best practice. So instead I wait for window.onload, loop through the links and attach the save-function to the links wit...

ASP.Net Webforms: Can a RequiredFieldValidator be listened to? (Event)

Basically is there a way to hook into when a RequiredFieldValidator does what it does? Like validator.ValidationCompleted ? Normally for script controls, you can create an expose events so that you can listen to them from other controls, and I was asked if this is possible for the build in validation controls in asp.net but couldn't co...

How to create a form toggle switch as a replacement for a submit button?

How would one create a form element/button that can be styled/scripted to behave as a sliding/toggle button, similar to: example toggle gif By clicking on the arrow, it would submit the form and change the status to "on" if it was off, or "off" it was on, updating the visual representation accordingly. ...

Javascript events not firing in the expected order

So I have yet another little JavaScript issue with my current project: JS events aren't firing in the order that I expect them to. Let's say I've got a text field with an onBlur event that fires an AJAX call that does some calculating on the server (I'm using .NET 3.5's WebServices with JSON). Its callback method populates a page full ...

How to add an eventListener to get event data from JWPlayer

I don't understanding what code is needed to simply output any interaction with the Flash JW Player. Below is a code demo from their documentation (results in addControllerListener being undefined). Some more details in the JW Player Flash API. function muteTracker(obj) { alert('the new mute state is: '+obj.state); }; player.addControll...

How do i identify which events have bound via JavaScript?

Possible Duplicates: How to debug Javascript/jQuery event bindings with FireBug (or similar tool) How to find event listeners on a DOM node? How do I detect which events have been bound to a DOM element through JavaScript? In the example below I would like to be able to see that the click event has been bound on my 'clickable'...

Problem with Event Listeners

In my attempt to learn core JavaScript, I am now learning about EventListeners. My problem is that in code below EventListener not being fired in IE (working just fine in Firefox and Chrome). Can somebody please tell me what I am doing wrong? My code is: <p>The first captain of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 was <a id="wikipedia" ...

Add onLoad function for to an opened window

How to add an onLoad function to an opened window? (target is "self", not window.open, just a regular link) Is it possible with onbeforeunload or something? Or add onclick to the "normal link"? I mean like this: <a href="page2.htm" onclick="theWindowIHaveOpened.onLoad = function(){alert('loaded')}">... ...

Event handler does not apply to created element

Well, the title may not make any sense at all.. But anyway, I ma put some easy codes to clarify it. I am using JQuery 1.3.2 Here is my JS $(document).ready(function() { $('#test').click(function() { $('#result').html('<a href="#" id="hello">hello world</a>'); }); $('#hello').click(function() { $('#result').html('<a href...

Use both jQuery.checkbox & jQuery.field

Hi, thank you for your time. I am trying to use 2 Jquery solutions on the one form, but I am unable to get the desired result after working on it for several hours. The first jquery solution enables a better look and feel http://www.envirotalk.com.au/jquery/jquery-checkbox.htm The second jquery solution enables a limit to be set on t...

Passing an Object from a function written to DOM

I dynamically right to DOM. There is an anchor tag which has custom onclick method. The function assigned takes a local object. But on writing to the DOM, its getting treated as string. Hence, if Object as an object property, its causing a problem. What could be alternate to retain Object pass. ...

javascript: drop down box in form with a button to add a second copy of drop down box

I have a simple form that lists user names and for each user, the form displays a drop down box with a list of items that can be assigned to the user. Since it is often necessary to assign multiple items to a user, I need to display a button next to the drop down that says "add another item" which automatically inserts another an identic...