Some excellent points Sri, For MS Internet Explorer, this is what I use:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/ref erence/dhtml_reference_entry.asp?frame=true (Above URL may word-wrap) The "Object" section (index on left-hand-side) is a good place to start. MSIE Objects are the HTML elements you write, and browser components such as "window", "document", "styleSheet" and many other things. The reference pages for each Object is very informative because it shows you both how to write the HTML element (and it's attributes) as well as how to Script the element. Once you got a good handle on Scripting, I highly recommend the following link which points out some excellent do's and don't's about Scripting and good HTML. "Building High Performance HTML Pages" http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/perf/perf tips.asp?frame=true (Above URL may word-wrap) Hope this helps. Cheers...... Scott Cadillac, Witango.org - http://witango.org 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Information for the Witango Developer Community --------------------- XML-Extranet - http://xml-extra.net 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Well-formed Development (for hire) --------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Sri Amudhanar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT} JavaScript Book Recommendation > > > Books are good for understanding how Javascript works. Its > like knowing > how C/C++ works, but programming for Windows GUI is very > different from > programming for Mac GUI. In the end you need access to the internal > structure of the browser screen. Its like, even though you > know all of > Witango DOM metatags very well, you can't really do to much > with an XML > document unless you what its parts are, what it is and what > it does. It > could be a database, HTML document, a TAF, whatever. > Similarly, each browser exposes its API (including the screen > interface) > in a DOM fashion, that is easy to manipulate and create powerful > cross-browser features using Javascript. Without the DOM > documentation > of the browser, you never know why the sample code works and how they > got those unexpected pieces in there. You can only do that by > downloading the DOM structure of (usually on the free on developer > sites) documentation of each browser you want to support. They change > quite frequently as new capabilities are added to the > browsers between > versions. Very satisfying. Like getting the genetic code to > the browser! > Sorry, I don't have the links handy, but they are easy to find. > > Sri Amudhanar > Maxys Corporation > 703 729 0600 > > > Dan Stein wrote: > > >I've always mostly winged it on JavaScript using the code > from free sites > >making sense of it and adding it to my sites. > > > >I am ready to get a better understanding and wanted to know > what books > >people have found MOST useful. What is the most worn out book on the > >bookshelf. > > > >Thanks > > > >Dan > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
