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how to get the bookflip effect with java script

Finally I found the effect I was looking for. Sadly it is written as a java applet. Do you know how can I get the same effect with java-script? You can see the effect in the link bellow... it switches between pictures as though they where book pages: http://javaboutique.internet.com/BookFlip/ ...

Get Hash URL from anchor and load into Div

Hello there, I have a video gallery that has a menu on the left and loads the content into a div on the right hand side. The menu is generated from php video posts so we need a general script that will effect everything. -- The problem -- The links will load the URL of the video as an anchor on the current URL - eg. http://www.divet...

How to get computed style of a HTMLElement

no jQuery. pure javascript. e.g. Use element.height but I got nothing. I ever seen code like below befow: (ele.style || ele)[styleName] but I forgot what it use to. ...

Setting value of dropdown box to last submitted value with javascript

Hi all. I have the following dropdown box <form name="myform" method="POST" ACTION="songs.php"> Select Category: <select id="sel" name="categories" onchange="document.myform.submit()"> And all the options follow after. When the user makes a selection, the category is brought up below using PHP and MYSQl based on the selection containi...

Inter-programing language AND inter-server communication?

Are there protocols/solutions/messaging system that allows me to communicate between languages AND servers? Eg. I want to be able to communicate between one server running Java (or Ruby, Python etc) on the backend and one server running Javascript also on the backend. The solution I use now is HTTP REST. Are there other solutions that...

recommended graphical javascript framework to draw on top of web pages

I'm looking for a JavaScript framework that will assist me to draw/animate shapes on top of my web document elements. for example - I want to place a banner/popup just on a specific word in my web-document and make if disappear/fade out after a while. any recommendations? thanks ...

issues with 'this' when using within jquery code block

I want to use values of the calling object within the jquery code block, but 'this' is mapped to the jquery object and not eh caller! How to solve this PLEASE? // class myClass = function (){ // member object this._localVars = { _elementClass:'.elem-class', _dots:null, _dotStatus:null }; // membe...

Why do some Google AdSense hyperlinks use “s-p: go to”?

In some Google ads I have found that the hyperlink hrefs look like this href="s-p: Go to XYZ.com" These work, but I cannot see the code that translates the s-p: bit into an actual url. What 'veil of ignorance' am I peering behind, please? I would like to know how the conversion is done. What technology is in use here? This is an A...

Javascript closure "stores" value at the wrong time

I'm trying to have a counter increase gradually. The following works: function _award(points){ var step = 1; while(points){ var diff = Math.ceil(points / 10); setTimeout( "_change_score_by("+diff+");" /* sigh */, step * 25); points -= diff; step++; } } However, it uses an implicit eval. Evil! ...

Parse XML data on page load & insert into div using AJAX / Javascript

I am working on a page that uses javascript / AJAX to parse xml from a file. I need to be able to parse a url on the loading of a page and insert it into a div. I have the script written but I need help getting 2 things: 1) having it parse an XML file and load that data into a div on page load 2) the option to click a link and load that ...

How do I capture an onkeyevent across multiple frames & subframes

I'm dealing with a ball-of-mudd project that uses frames & iframes to create a "customizable" interface (like people did in 2002). The application runs from within a hta and kind of emulates a real WPF style app. I need to capture keys so I can selectively change/refresh some of the subframes. What I'm trying to do is, if there was a ...

Could I intercept and handle the new tab shortcut in Javascript?

I'd like to add a feature to the awesome GleeBox project and it involves intercepting requests to create new tabs (so command-T on OS X). I know this sounds like a bad idea but bear in mind this is for an optional extension! Anyway, is it possible to intercept a modified key-event that is used for a "system" function such as this? ...

sum up values of inputs

Hello to all, i'm trying to do is get all value of 10 textbox and get there total and print it on submit. I did var id = getelementbyid(id) then x=var1+var2 but nothing happens. Please help me on this. <script type="text/javascript"> function test(){ document.getElementById('out').style.display = "block"; return false; } ...

When would we need a javascript client template engine?

Recently, I found out that jQuery has an official template engine which was contributed by the Microsoft team. Also I had heard about jTemplate from my friends, but I'm still confused: When & where might I need to use these plugins? How should I choose between the many client side template engines? ...

Loading images with jQuery?

Hey guys :) I've a ul li menu such like: <ul> <li><a href="#1">Image #1</a></li> <li><a href="#2">Image #2</a></li> <li><a href="#3">Image #3</a></li> <li><a href="#4">Image #4</a></li> </ul> And I have a container with an image like: <div id="image-container"> <img src="images/1.jpg"> </div> I want to swi...

Accessible jquery tabs - direct link to tab

I have tabs on my page. The code for them is following: $('ul#tabs li a').click(function(){ var id = $(this).attr('id'); var counter = 1; $("ul#tabs a.current").removeClass('current'); $(this).addClass('current'); $('.contentBox').not('.' + id).hide(); $('.contentBox.' + id).show(); ...

Is it possible to make a cross browser extension linked to a Python web app backend?

Current Situation I am in the early phases of designing a web app that the user will interact with via a browser extension that will be in the form of a horizontal nav bar. I wanted to use Pylons and Python on this project but am unsure how it fits in. As I understand it a browser extension is "just bundled HTML, CSS, JS and image files...

PHP redirect AFTER sending headers?

I have a function which needs to redirect the page if a variable is set etc... The problem is, this function is at the bottom of the php page. This means, I have outputted alot of information, so I get a headers warning. "Warning - Headers already sent by ..." Is there any way to redirect after headers are sent? Thanks ...

Detecting shape coordinates in Canvas

I'm writing drag & drop functionality in my HTML5 Canvas application and am wondering how to detect if I'm clicking on a shape other than a rectangle or square, in which case I would do something like this inside of my 'mousedown' event handler: if (evt._x > 13 && evt._x < 202 .... ) {} I don't see how to easily do something like that...

In GWT, adding an event handler on any of the host page tags.

I want to add a MouseOver event handler for any tag. Let say just for the example, that I want to add the event handler for every anchor page in a legacy HTML page. Following the GWT guide, I was able to use their a JSNI method suggested to retrieve all anchor tags after correcting small errors (missing parenthesis and types). However,...