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XDomain reference to Gears JavaScript library?

I don't want to download gears library into my local computer. I prefer to use gears library by cross domain (xDomain) loading. Can I use Google gears library files by xDomain loading like this: <script type="text/javascript" src="http://.../grears_init.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; where is the public HTTP URL for the gears library if poss...

HTML Element's Height Property not set by Internet Explorer

I've written a Javascript script that automatically resizes the height of an IFrame, depending on its content. This is done as soon as the content of the framed page is produced; in Firefox no problem, but in IE the script is correctly executed but no effect is seen: the method is called in a callback function. Any sugestions? If I execu...

When styling sIFR 3, When should I use JavaScript/CSS/Flash?

I'm using sifr for the first time today. I have it up and running; however, I need some help. Rather than explain, I'll show you the code below: <div id="pullquote">“Fantastic property, facilities and location. We couldn’t have asked for more!” <em>Mr &amp; Mrs. Smith</em></div> So far, so good. I have then styled that in the s...

Bookmarklet In New Window

So I've got a bookmarklet which should open up a page in a new window. javascript:window.open('http://timetableapp.com/TimeTable/bookmarklet/index.html','TimeTable%20Timer','status=no,directories=no,location=no,resizable=no,menubar=no,width=400,height=210,toolbar=no'); The code works perfectly in Safari, Firefox, and Chrome; but as ex...

How do you draw text on a <canvas> tag in Safari

I've been experimenting with using the <canvas> tag for drawing simple diagrams and charts, and so far it's pretty easy to work with. I have one issue thought. I can't figure out how to draw text on a <canvas> in Safari. In Firefox 3.0, I can do this: Chart.prototype.drawTextCentered = function(context, text, x, y, font, color) { i...

jQuery Remove Div Based On Content

i would like to remove/hide a li based on the content inside it, is this easy to do? eg. the code below: if span#type has no content then li.grouping should be removed or hidden. <li class="grouping"><span class="desc">Options:</span><br /><span id="type"></span></li> ...

extjs grid works in Firefox, not in IE

I have a collection of extjs objects on a webpage, developing using Firefox so I can debug using Firebug. After a while I start IE to check compatibility and get a blank page in IE, but all works in FF. In IE I get no Javascript errors. ...

Problem with AJAX

Hey, I have a problem with my ajax script, I put in some alerts to see where the problem lies, here is my script: <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> function positionUpdate(var1, var2){ alert ("1"); var queryString = "?var1=" + var1 + "&var2=" + var2; alert ("2"); ajaxRequest.open("GET", "position_update.php" + query...

click() assigned in document.ready in jQuery

Do assignments in document.ready (click(fn) specifically) apply to newly appended elements that match the selector? If not, how can I assign it to this new elements? Do I have to write the assignment after every append or is there a better way? ...

Show/Hide Multiple Divs

I am trying to trigger a show/hide of one div at a time. What is happening is that all the divs (.shareLink) are opening at the same time. Below is my jqury: $(document).ready(function(){ $(".shareLink").hide(); $("a.trigger").click(function(){ $(".shareLink").toggle("400"); return false; }); }); Below is my HTML: <dl class="links"...

A clearer explanation for recursion and flow of execution in JavaScript?

I was reading Eloquent JavaScript and I came across this example for the puzzle: Consider this puzzle: By starting from the number 1 and repeatedly either adding 5 or multiplying by 3, an infinite amount of new numbers can be produced. How would you write a function that, given a number, tries to find a sequence of additi...

Use JQuery to call an asp:linkbutton click function

I have been playing around with a search control and i have noticed that when you try and press enter from within the textbox it submits the form but doesnt click the search button (like i want it to). My markup is: <div> <span>Search</span> <asp:TextBox ID="txtSearch" runat="server" Width="170" onkeydown="if ((event.wh...

div slide using javascript and html

hi everyone how can i move the div from right to left. same as cycle rotation. i having one html page in that 2 buttons called forward and backward . when the user click forward button it div show move to next div1. same as backward button should move to previous button. Thanks and Regards Ravi Kumar ...

How can I call a JQuery function?

Ok, this is like two question in one! Why is this JQuery function call failing? or how should I call the JQuery function? Firebug tells me that $('#login').slideup is not a function. setTimeout("$('#login').slideup('slow');",2000); How can I declare a JQuery function externally (not binding it to anything and not after document().read...

How to close browser in a given time ?

how to close a browser window within given time using javascript also without the warning message in IE and Firefox ...

SQLite and Javascript : Checking for existence of data before inserting OR letting SQLite throw an exception.

My primary question is which approach is faster. Some briefing I'm developing an application using Mozilla. I have this one module where I capture some data and store it in database. The data comes in intermittently. No duplicates are to be stored. For discussion sake we can assume a table with just one column, and let's name that c...

Parse JavaScript code in C#

I have the following JavaScript code as a string literal: var $Page = new function() { var _url= 'http://www.some.url.com'; this.Download = function() { window.location = _url; } } Is there a way I could get the value of the _url variable from my C# code? An open source library perhaps? I did this using a Regu...

jQuery.ajax() + empty JSON object = parse error

I get a parse error when using jQuery to load some JSON data. Here's a snippet of my code: jQuery.ajax({ dataType: "json", success: function (json) { jQuery.each(json, function () { alert(this["columnName"]); }); } }); I get no errors when parsing a non-empty JSON object. So my gues...

Firefox not able to find iframe

This is the iframe I'm trying to access: <div class="mceBody" id="additionalTxt_b"> <iframe frameborder="0" id="additionalTxt_f" src='javascript:""' class="punymce"/> </div> Using this line: frames['additionalTxt_f'].document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].innerHTML For some reason I'm getting "frames.additionalTxt_f is ...

How do I detect a click event on a google maps PolyLine overlay?

It seems to me that I should be able to do the following to detect a click event on a line on a google map: var line = new GPolyline( ... ); map.addOverlay(line); GEvent.addListener(line, "click", function(latlng){ alert("clicked"); }); The api reference says this is available in version 2.88, which was released in 2007(!?), so I'm as...