Do the xml. Between perl, php and the javascript you know, you should have
no trouble with the javascript you'll need. And as you move to css/xhtml the
amount of javascript should decrease since more of the javascript functions
are being built into the browser itself. Something like Visual Quickstart's
"Javascript for the World Wide Web" should do it for you. 

xml takes a bit more work. Learning DTD's and schema's will benefit you far
more than focus() and blur().

When the course is done, you can join the debate over xsl vs
DOM+css+javascript as the best way to transform xml. 

andy

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Hi all.
I have the oportunity to take a week long course either in JavaScript or
XML and am not sure which would be more beneficial.  Currently I work
primarily with HTML, PHP, and a bit of Perl. (I have picked up many
helpful tips from this list - thanks).  I am familiar with the basics
(rollovers, form validation, manipulating windows...) of JavaScript. 
Anyone have any opinions about which would be more worthwhile - expanding
my JavaScript knowledge or learning XML which I know nothing about?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Adna

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