javascript

Is the load order for external javascript files different in IE8 compared to IE7?

Hello, I ask because I'm running an application in which I load an external script file in the HEAD section of the page, and then attempt to call a function from it in the onLoad section of the BODY tag. external.js function someFunction() { alert("Some message"); } myPage.html <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" ...

JavaScript instance functions vs. prototype functions

My understanding of the different kinds of JavaScript functions are as follows: function MyObj() { this.propOne = true; this.publicInstanceFunc = function() { if (propOne) return 'public instance function'; } function privateFunc() { return 'private function only visible inside this constructo...

DIV behave like an IFRAME & load url using ajax

DIV behave like an IFRAME & load url using ajax for a web application having many forms/web pages loading each form/webpages dynamically ...

Datepicker of Jquery UI need help

Hi, I need help adding the jquery date picker to my existing code, but not reconstructing the whole HTML file. my code, <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"&gt; <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt; <head> <meta http-equiv="Con...

Which is better and why? RaphaelJS or HTML5 Canvas?

I found a vector library on the Internet that even works with IE6! http://raphaeljs.com/index.html It's amazing. Now my question is it better than the upcoming HTML5 <canvas>? The only reason I ask is that it could be years before Microsoft implements a <canvas> that doesn't require a plugin for it to run. And it will be even long...

How to get regex to match multiple script tags?

I'm trying to return the contents of any tags in a body of text. I'm currently using the following expression, but it only captures the contents of the first tag and ignores any others after that. Here's a sample of the html: <script type="text/javascript"> alert('1'); </script> <div>Test</div> <script type="text/javascript"...

problem with dojo

Hi there, Im trying out some sample code from a dojo tutorial. I have <button dojoType="dijit.form.Button" id="helloButton"> Test <script type="dojo/method" event="onClick"> dojo.xhrGet({ url: 'response.txt', load: testCallback, error: testError }); alert("getting thru"); </script> </button> When I click my but...

lightest WYSIWYG javascript editor

Hi, what is the lightest WYSIWYG HTML/Javascript editor. I don't really need it to have many functions, but just the basic such as changing fonts etc. TinyMCE seems a bit slow loading for me :( ...

Is there a way to access a javascript variable using a string that contains the name of the variable?

This way I could have a function that says whatever_way_you_do_this = something. Is this possible? Basically I could tell a function which variable I want to set by giving it a string that holds the name of the variable. Thanks ...

What is some JavaScript that illustrates the speed differences between IE and FireFox (or Chrome, Safari, etc)

Recently, I've heard a number of different people lamenting the speed differences in IE versus pretty well every other browser when it comes to using JavaScript to manipulate the DOM. I thought I'd put together a tiny little script to see what the differences really were, but I think I'm looking at the wrong problem as IE performs as w...

console.log() statements do not appear in Safari error log

I am debugging a Safari-specific javascript issue, and I can't get console.log to output to the error log. This is a documented feature of Safari (I'm using version 4.0.3). These statements in my code just seem to be ignored, however. Any ideas why? I'm not finding leads through Google. ...

fastest sortable javascript html table

i have seen a number of javascript examples to throw on top of an html table to make them sortable. The issue is that everyone i have seen and tried are insanely slow. any suggestions or recommendation for a good performance solution. ...

Simple AJAX Submit and update mysql

I am stumped, I am tossing out my code and I need help with a cross browser ajax submit. Can anyone PLEASE give me a simple working ajax submit script for updating mysql? The one I have is all bad. Works in FF and Safarai (iphone), but in IE7, it has caching problem and in IE8 it doesn't even submit. ...

(solved) jQuery click and drag/scroll window: jagged movement

Edit: derp, using pageX/Y instead of clientX/Y -- apparently scrollBy expects input with that offset rather than the other. Jaggy movement gone. I am getting jagged movement when doing small scroll increments using the following bindings. Can anyone point me in the right direction for how to smooth this out? FYI, its intermittent. It se...

Apple's Gallery Overlay Lightbox

I'm looking for something very, very close in functionality to the lightbox on Apple's MacBook Pro website (the lightbox will open automatically). I really need the thumbnail slider and the text-area. The layout can be different, as I have the skills to remodel it if need be, I just don't have the time to build it from scratch. No pre...

gif loader centered as top layer

I have a php form. After this form is submitted, if all data is valid, then it executes a python script which takes 5-10 seconds. For this wait period I would like to have a progress bar (.gif) displaying in the middle of the screen. If I could also 'fade away' the background so that the progress bar was like a top layer and the backgrou...

Detect XHR error is really due to browser stop or click to new page

While my page is loading content via XHR, if the user clicks the stop button or clicks to go to another page, the XHR error() function is called. This wouldn't normally be a big deal except for the user shock of seeing lots of (red) error messages on the page. The messages are valid - there was indeed an error retrieving the content - b...

Intermittent Runtime Error in IE7: Occurred at line 0, Object required? Huh?

A site I am working on displays an intermittent runtime error but only in IE7 and 8. This error will appear almost randomly (like, it may pop up on initial page load one time or it may not pop up until the nth page load). The error says it occurred at line:0 and the error is "Object required". I'm using jQuery throughout the site but di...

JQuery, SVG and Visio metadata

Hi, I'm trying to access some custom data emitted into an SVG document by Visio 2007. I've used jquery.svg.js by Keith Wood. Unfortunately, even with the svgdom extension, I am not able to get to the shape I'm after to animate it. Here's what the SVG looks like: ... <g id="group4-6" transform="translate(30.7955,-30.7955)" v:mID="4" v:...

How can i get default font size in pixels by using JavaScript or JQuery ?

Hi, As you know em is a relative font measurement where one em is equal to the height of the letter "M" in the default font size. An advantage in using it is because you will be able to resize the text. But how can i get default font size of current environment (in pixels) by using JavaScript or JQuery ? regards, ...