oh, by window I mean a <div> overlay for example. On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Guillermo Rauch <[email protected]> wrote:
> Remember stop() does two things: prevent the default behavior from being > triggered and stop the event propagation.I think your question points to > when it's useful to stop the event propagation. A clear example would be if > you have a window that has to be closed when you click on it, unless you > click a button. That button has to 'stop' the propagation of the click event > to the main window, otherwise 'click' will be triggered in the parent window > too, and it'll be closed. > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:22 AM, kiwibulldog <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> >> Hey all, >> >> I'm new to Javascript/Mootools and was wondering the importance of >> stopping events via e.stop(). I know in some cases (like the 'click' >> event on an <a> element stopping a browser from following a link) it >> is necessary, but is it good practice to always stop events? >> >> Are there any cases when you would want to stop an event? >> >> Thanks, >> Matt > > > > > -- > Guillermo Rauch > http://devthought.com > -- Guillermo Rauch http://devthought.com
