javascript

jQuery - Animation Causes Div Overlap IE7

I have a hidden div (#contactArea) above another div. When I click the link, the #contactArea opens up. When I click it again, it closes back up. It all works nicely, except in IE7. The two divs are transparent, so they overlap. I have no idea why this happens, or why doesn't it happen on other browsers. It just about feels like IE7 is ...

javascript pop-up menu help

I am working on a project similar to a table where the user will be able to add rows. Right now there is just one row type available but I would like to give the user the ability to select from a list without changing the layout of the page. So, I put together a menu that appears on mouseover of the 'add row' link and disappears on mou...

JQUERY gotcha, Why can't I change inside an iframe that is hosted locally?

Give the following on a page: <iframe frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" tabindex="0" src="" title="Rich text editor" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" id="hi-world"> <p><span class="tipoff" title="System tooltip for search engines">Download now</span></p><p>adasdads</p><p>a</p><p><span class="tipoff" title="System tooltip for se...

Firebug not showing Javascript errors for Rails applications

I have a Rails application, and when I have Javascript errors they are not showing in the Firebug console. I have 'Show javascript errors' and 'Show javascript warnings' selected. When I insert javascript errors in a basic html file, the errors show as expected. In the javascript of the Rails app, it only shows errors in rare cases. F...

Internet Explorer to Firefox javascript migration library - does one exist?

I am working on a legacy ASP.NET web site that is highly dependent on Internet Explorer. I would like to migrate it to non-IE browsers. I know there are a large amount of differences (as detailed at quirksmode.org, etc.), so I'm searching for a javascript library that can help minimize the amount of source I'd have to change. I'm hopi...

Assigning document.getElementById to another function

I am trying to do the following in JavaScript: var gete = document.getElementById; But I am getting the following error (From FireBug's Console): uncaught exception: [Exception... "Illegal operation on WrappedNative prototype object" nsresult: "0x8057000c (NS_ERROR_XPC_BAD_OP_ON_WN_PROTO)" location: "JS frame :: http://localhost:8080...

Create JavaScript array of function pointer, without calling it

I have the code below. I would like to have an array (buttons) with a single element pointing to the a function (closeFlag). <script type="text/javascript"> var closeFlag = new function() { alert('Clicked'); } var buttons = { 'OK': closeFlag } </script> However, when loading the page the alert immediate...

jquery function problem

I have this function function onclickRowRecord(recordID) { $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: '/file/to/post.to.php' , data: {recordID:recordID}, success: function(data) { //how to post this to function howToPost(recordID) the recordID } }); } function howToPost(recordID){ alert(recordID); } so how...

Javascript floodlight tracking iframe leaves browser window blank, please help!

Hello, I have been asked to implement a javascript floodlight tag onto my site which is to be called everytime a customer downloads a pdf file. I have tried to implement this as follows: <script type="text/javascript"> function appForm() { var axel = Math.random() + ""; var a = axel * 10000000000000; document.write('<IFRAME SRC="htt...

Internet Explorer Console

Is there a console logger for IE? I'm trying to log a bunch of tests/assertions to the console but I can't do this in IE. ...

How to reliably send a request cross domain and cross browser on page unload

I have javascript code that's loaded by 3rd parties. The javascript keeps track of a number of metrics, and when a user exits the page I'd like to send the metrics back to my server. Due to XSS checks in some browsers, like IE, I cannot do a simple jquery.ajax() call. Instead, I'm appending an image src to the page with jquery. Here's t...

Insert a Script into a iFrame's Header, without clearing out the body of the iFrame

Hello, I'm looking to add a script to an iFrame's header while not losing everything contained in the iFrame's body or header... here is what I have right now which does update the iFrame with the new script, but it cleans everything in the iframe out, not appends which is what I'd like. thxs! B // Find the iFrame var iframe =...

iphone touch offset in uiwebview

I am currently experimenting with canvas drawing function in a uiwebview.Its a simple app that allows you to finger paint on the Iphone.Can someone point me in the rite direction on a problem I'm having.I need to be able to offset the touch so you can see what your painting instead of your finger being in the way.Its built on Html,javasc...

Setting headers in XDomainRequest or ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')

I'm trying to do something like this (W3 compliant, DOM): xhr.setRequestHeader( 'X-Requested-With', 'XMLHttpRequest' ); For ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') and XDomainRequest (IE8). I'm having no such luck finding it anywhere in microsoft documentation or even google. Any idea how I can achieve this? ...

Correct usage of addEventListener() / attachEvent()?

Hi guys! I'm wondering how to use "addEventListener" resp. "attachEvent" correctly!? window.onload=function(myFunc1){ // do something } function myFunc2(){ // do something } if (window.addEventListener){ window.addEventListener('load', myFunc2, false); } else if (window.attachEvent){ window.attachEvent('onload', myFunc2); } ... or ...

What's the difference between compiled and interpreted language?

After reading some material on this subject I'm still not sure. I was told this is one of the differences between java and javascript. Would someone please help me in understanding it? Thanks, Mike ...

How do I add fade in effect when I click expand on this script?

Hi, I found this content expand/collapse jQuery plugin. I want to add fade-in effect to this plugin when I click on the EXPAND button. How do I do this? $(document).ready(function () { var maxlines = 15; var lineheight = 15; // line height in 'px' var maxheight = (maxlines * lineheight); var allowedExtraLines = 3; var showText = "EX...

fetching a url using $.getJSON and parsing it correctly

This is probably really stupid but i can't find the problem with my code. It fetches a url that returns json and the function is then supposed to return a string: function getit() { var ws_url = 'example.com/test.js'; var user = false; $.getJSON(ws_url, function(data) { alert('user '+data.user);//shows john user = data.us...

Having trouble with fadeIn and fadeOut in IE8 with jQuery

Guys, Here is my site: http://www.dreamweddinggroup.com/redesign and I'm having a hell of a tough time figuring out why in gods name my fadeIn, fadeOut and corner() functions won't work in IE8. They were working for a time, but now they have broken and I can't for the life of me figure it out. Can anybody see anything that would caus...

replace space with dash javascript

var html = "<div>"+title+"<br/>"; document.write(title.replace(/ /g,"-")); html+= '<p><a href="go.aspx?title=' + title + '">Details<\/a></p></div>'; hi all,i want to replace title space with dash ...