JavaScript

FAQ Topic - Why do some posts have <FAQENTRY> in them? (2010-01-16)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Topic - Why do some posts have <FAQENTRY> in them? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If a poster feels that the question they are answering should be covered in the FAQ, placing <FAQENTRY> in the post... 15 Jan 2010 19:25

Javascript Library Development Environment
I have been using eclipse for a while to write javascript applications. But when it comes to writing and maintaining fairly large javascript libraries, I can't help but feel there is a better way. I would be interested in ideas and suggestions from anyone that has developed a copmlex javascript application or li... 15 Jan 2010 21:37

is there any reason not to write google analytics code to single file on my server for speed?
mscir wrote: I want to speed up my pages and I'm wondering if there's any reason not to write the google javascript into a PHP inlcude file that I load from my own server instead of downloading from google every time. Compatibility, perhaps. So instead of including these 2 lines at the end of every p... 15 Jan 2010 04:58

anti alias with opacity in IE
I tried asking in the stylsheets NG but there's been no response and as Google has not saved me I'm wondering if there's a way to code around this issue: I have a number of 32 bit PNG images that have transparent sections in them. The borders of these sections have anti aliased edges. The images appear fine ... 15 Jan 2010 08:14

FAQ Topic - I have <a href="javascript:somefunction()"> what ... ? (2010-01-15)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Topic - I have <a href="javascript:somefunction()"> what .... ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Whatever the rest of your question, this is generally a very bad idea. The ` javascript: ` pseudo pro... 14 Jan 2010 19:09

How to copy multi object array contents into single object arrays?
Scott Sauyet wrote: On Jan 14, 11:41 am, Scott Sauyet <scott.sau...(a)gmail.com> wrote: As to benchmarks, perhaps I will try some. Ok, I tried. I don't have much experience at JS benchmarks, so there may be major flaws in them. I'd appreciate it if someone could point out improvements. I've p... 14 Jan 2010 15:47

Does Array.apply work as expected?
I am reading Nicholas's book <Professional JavaScript for Web Developers> 2nd. On page 168, he explained the "parasitic constructor pattern" by an example as follows, ///////////////////////////////////////////////////// function SpecialArray(){ //create the array var values = new Array(); //add th... 13 Jan 2010 23:17

Zakas' book on JavaScript
David Mark wrote: I haven't read Zakas' book. Juriy reviewed it. http://perfectionkills.com/professional-javascript-review/ He's nice about it, but clearly it is another pathetic compendium of misinformation about browser scripting. Actually, he writes: "The book is a solid foundation for a... 18 Jan 2010 13:07

How to copy multi object array contents into single object arrays?
Hi, I have an array with image source and caption object pairs, such as: var library = [{ img: 'img01.jpg', caption: 'Caption 1'}, { img: 'img02.jpg', caption: 'Caption 2'}, { img: 'img03.jpg', caption: 'Caption 3'}]; I would like to return copies of the above as if the contents... 19 Jan 2010 06:50

A weird result of PROTOTYPE syntax
I am reading the book <Professional javascript for web developers> by Nicholas C. Zakas. On page 162 he gives an example of how overwriting the prototype with an object literal can cause the constructor testing to fail. Here is the code in the book, /////////////////////////////////////////////////// function Pers... 13 Jan 2010 05:25