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JavaScript computer algebra system

I am looking for a simple computer algebra system (cas) for JavaScript but I can't find anything with google. I only need basic functionality: simplify expressions to some canonic form. Ability to check if two expressions are the same, i.e., a(x+y) == ax+ay parse mathematical formulas. I want it to be able to read expressions like ax²+...

Calculate total by javascript in gridview with paging

Without paging function, i can loop through the gridview by using var sum = 0; var gridViewCtlId = '<%=timesheetView.ClientID%>'; var grid = document.getElementById(gridViewCtlId); var gridLength = grid.rows.length; so with gridLength i can loop through the gridview to sum all rows. However, when I use paging event of gridview, i us...

Video with transparent background on page above image background.

Hi! I want to embed some video into my HTML page. As background I want to use big picture. And above it I want to insert loop video with (i.e.) walking man. So, can I embed video (without flash and any player controls) in page? Can I decode video with transparent background? Is there any codecs which support transparent background (al...

How to access SVG elements with Javascript

I'm messing around with SVG and I was hoping I could create SVG files in Illustrator and access elements with Javascript. Here's the SVG file Illustrator kicks out (It also seems to add a load of junk to the beginning of the file that I've removed) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "...

Display message when user leaves site

Hi, I'm looking for a way to display a message to the user if he leaves my site after only viewing one page. I found this (http://www.pgrs.net/2008/1/30/popup-when-leaving-website) clever solution, but it has a few flaws: staying_in_site = false; Event.observe(document.body, 'click', function(event) { if (Event.element(event).tagNa...

How to evaluate javascript code in Python

I need to fetch some result on a webpage, which use some javascript code to generate the part I am interesting in like following eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--)d[c]=k[c]||c;k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1;};while(c--)if(k[c])p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b...

Why insert static files ( css, images, js, ecc ) in a subdomain ?

Why so many big and little sites inserts static files ( css, images, js, ecc ) in a subdomain like media.example.com or s2.static.example.com ? What are the advantages ? Why not just a directory like example.com/media/ ? ...

JavaScript - Is it possible to get height from div in separate page?

Hi, I'm wondering, is it possible to collect the height of a specific div container from a separate page with JavaScript? I'm using jQuery btw and I'm in need of comparing heights of div containers. Edit: To clarify a bit more, I load content from a specific div in a separate page using jQuery. This content is faded into a different co...

How to save/export a DOM element to an image?

Hi, I have a web page which has a form element (with its ID known) and inside the form there are multiple DIVs, and the position of each div may be changed. What I'd like to do is: a) Save the current state of this form // var currentForm=document.forms['myFrm'].innerHTML; would probably suffice... b) Save or export the entire for...

How can i get the absolute position of an SVG element inside the SVG tag using javascript?

Hi! I am trying to return the absolute position of an element in a SVG. I have tried using basic javascript functions to return the relative position but I only have access to the contentDocument since the SVG is embeded using an OBJECT tag. Because of this I cannot recurse thru the elements to find the position of the element positio...

Regex to remove all but file name from links

Hi, I am trying to write a regexp that removes file paths from links and images. href="path/path/file" to href="file" href="/file" to href="file" src="/path/file" to src="file" and so on... I thought that I had it working, but it messes up if there are two paths in the string it is working on. I think my expression is too greedy. It ...

Cross domain iframe content load detection

I have a rather interesting problem. I have a parent page that will create a modal jquery dialog with an iframe contained within the dialog. The iframe will be populated with content from a 3rd party domain. My issue is that I need to create some dialog level javascript that can detect if the content of the iframe loaded successfully and...

Javascript search widget with add/remove criteria

I'm looking for a FOSS Javascript widget which allows you to add/remove search criteria using a GUI. My basis is the search criteria in Mac OS X Finder, but I know I've seen similar systems elsewhere: The basic idea is that each row corresponds to one field in your database, and depending on the type of that field you would get diffe...

JavaScript snippet to read and output XML file on page load?

Hey guys, hoping I might get some help. Have XML file here of a list of books each with unique id and numeral value for whether they are checked out or not. I need a JavaScript snippet that requests the XML file after the page loads and displays the content of the XML file. XML file looks like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UT...

How can I get the x/y coordinates of an SVG element(path etc) that does not have the X/Y attributes?

Hi! I am trying to get the position of SVG elements using Javascript. I have managed to get the position on elements that have X/Y attribute set. But elements, such as paths does not have this attribute.. At least not in my docuements. Is there a way to calculate the position other than taking the first number in the "path"? Thank you...

Embed javascript in markdown

I'm using the Maruku markdown processor. I'd like this *blah* blah "blah" in [markdown](blah) <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; <script> ...do stuff... </script> but it complains when I render it with a multitude of errors. The first one being _______________________________________________...

Flipping around a div using Javascript

Flip is a great JQuery plugin for flipping blocks, but it doesn't preserve the background while it animates the flip. For example, I have this pretty background, here, before I flip. While flipping, it gets ugly: here. Is there a way I can flip this div nicely, keeping the pretty background I have, and maybe even achieve a smoother an...

Can I disable a CSS :hover effect via JavaScript?

I’m trying to prevent the browser from using the :hover effect of the CSS, via JavaScript. I have set the a and a:hover styles in my CSS, because I want a hover effect, if JS isn’t available. But if JS is available, I want to overwrite my CSS hover effect with a smoother one (using the jQuery color plugin for example.) I tried this: $...

JQuery: How do you use live with the post function

When load the new html from a post function I lose all of my click bindings. I read that i could use live to keep all the bindings but can't find any examples where live is used with post. Here is my code: $('.GroupHeader').unbind('click').live('click', function (event) { event.preventDefault(); TemplateEditor.SelectGrou...

How to use jquery code in Internet Explorer?

I put some jquery in my website that makes the text move to the right when the page changes. It works in Firefox and Safari but it doesn't work in Internet Explorer. My url to my website: http://katieduck.com/Courses/Improvisation%20Winter%20Course%20Dartington.html Here is the code that is not working: $(document).ready(function() { ...