javascript

Reloading iframe from another iframe

Can I reload iframe (say __tree_iframe) from another child iframe (__content_iframe)? Difficulty: IE6/7. UPDATE Obviosly I should use window.opener and find iframe using it iframes property. Apparently, IE doesn't support window.opener. Any ideas about another way? ...

Use javascript to extend a DOM Range to cover partially selected nodes

I'm working on a rich text editor like web application, basically a XML editor written in javascript. My javascript code needs to wrap a selection of nodes from the contentEditable div container. I'm using the methods described at MDC. But since I need to synchronize the div containers content to my XML DOM I would like to avoid partial...

Drag and drop components in a website with the help of javascript and rails?

I am looking for a drag and drop components implementation for a website similar to http://www.netvibes.com. So the positions of the components should be saved in database. If any one can help me with any javascript or rails tutorial implementation or guidance for this, that will help a lot. ...

Why does jQuery do this in its constructor function implementation?

If we look at the latest jQuery source at http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js we see the following: var jQuery = function( selector, context ) { // The jQuery object is actually just the init constructor 'enhanced' return new jQuery.fn.init( selector, context ); } My understanding of the new keyword in Javascript is essent...

Scroll DIV Horizontally with Mouse Events

I have a layout as follows: <div style="width: 300"> <div style="width: 300">Some Content</div> </div I want to be able to mousedown in the content DIV and be able to move it left to right, or scroll it in other words :) What would be the best way of being this? I would prefer it in JavaScript mainly :) ...

How to use Firebug's debugger functions?

I don't have an experience with any debugger in any language, but I recently found some videos showing Firebug. I'm now playing with Firebug with a script I included an error with. What I understand now is: I can set a breakpoint, which is shown as a red circle. Firebug stops at the breakpoint and gives me 4 options (Continue, Step I...

drag and drop working funny when using variable draggables and droppables

Hi, i have some containers that contain some divs like: <div id="container1"> <div id="task1" onMouseOver="DragDrop("+1+");">&nbsp;</div> <div id="task2" onMouseOver="DragDrop("+2+");">&nbsp;</div> <div id="task3" onMouseOver="DragDrop("+3+");">&nbsp;</div> <div id="task4" onMouseOver="DragDrop("+4+");">&nbsp;</div> </di...

Does Safari have a timeout issue?

I have a website that works fine in Firefox and IE but never finishes loading in Safari 4.0.4. The live website loads a menu then loads a Google map. Using Safari, the Google map never loads. I have a test website on the same server that uses the exact same code for loading a Google map and Safari can load the map (this is the one tha...

Javascript error : " 'Sys' is undefined "

Hi there, I keep having an error when running my web application. The error does not cause a compilation error when on live server at least a javascript error and nothing else. But the real problem is when "debug" ... javascript error stops the compilation and I have to "Continue" three times before proceeding normally my debug. But thi...

persist value between two pages using javascript

i have a one html page in which i am storing few user selected values now and want to use these values on another html page. i am using jquery in my module and i have already tried window.name and window.localStorage but they don't persist values between two pages. so please help me to solve this problem. ...

mootools accordion styling problem

I just built my first mootools accordion, but it is adding a lot of inline styles which is just ruining my UI. I can set up a inline style with !important keyword but it will just make my css maintenance a nightmare. any ideas how to get rid of the inline styles It is just this <script language="javascript"> window.addEvent('domread...

Problem in IE8 with GET Parameters in opening a new windows with javascript.

Hi, I have a problem with IE8 and the opening of a new window with javascript and submitting parameters with special characters. <a href="javascript:oWin('/html/de/4664286/printregistrationcontent.html?12-security question&#61;Wie hei&#223;t Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant','PRINT',800,600);" class="print">Seite drucken</a> The Problem is th...

jQuery password generator

I have the following JS code that checks a password strength and also creates a random password as well. What I want to do is edit the code so that instead of putting the generated password inside the password field it will put it inside a span tag with say an id of randompassword. In addition that I would like it so that by default ther...

jQuery click event on td row not firing.

i have a simple bit of jQuery which displays the row below the current one if selected. What I want if for all the <td> elements but one to fire this method. Works on whole <tr> row $(document).ready(function(){ $("#report > tbody > tr.odd").click(function(){ $(this).next("#report tr").fadeToggle(600); ...

What is the leading LINQ for JavaScript library?

I'm looking for a JavaScript library that will allow me to query complex JSON objects using a LINQ-like syntax. A quick search found a couple of promising options that look they might offer what I need: LINQ to JavaScript and jLinq Does any one have any experience using them? What are some pros and cons? Is the performance comparable...

Get content in iframe to use as much space as it needs

I'm trying to write a simple JavaScript based modal dialog. The JavaScript function takes the content, puts it in a new iframe and adds the iframe to the page. Works great so far, the only problem is that the content of the dialog (e.g. a table) gets wrapped, although plenty of space is available on the page. I'd like the content of the...

How do i make a background image right click able?

I gave up on trying to center an image vertically and horizontally. I seen solutions that require you to know the size of the image. I do know background-image will center it properly. However i cannot right click the image and hit save as. Is there a trick i can use to allow this? ...

Is using iframes to improve page performance an acceptable approach?

Hi all, I have a complex page that has several user controls like galleries, maps, ads etc. I've tried optimising them by ensuring full separation of html/css/js, placing js at the bottom of the page and trying to ensure I have well written code in all 3 but alas I still have a slow page. It's not really noticeable to a modern browser ...

Hard-coded 8191 10485 values in JavaScript rounding function

I've seen the following (bizarre) Javascript rounding function in some legacy code. After googling for it I can see that it crops up in a number of places online. However I can't work out why the hard-coded values 8191 and 10485 are present. Does anyone know if there's any sensible reason why these values are included? If not, hopefu...

ASP.NET MVC - PartialView not refreshing

Hello Everyone, I have a view that uses a javascript callback to reload a partial view. For whatever reason the contents of the partial class do not refresh even though i can step through the entire process and see the page being recalled and populated. Any reason why the page would not display? Code is as follows: <div id="big_image...