JavaScript

Adding onChange to Select box value doesn't do anything
I have this code to add an onChange event to a select control: catid.attributes['onChange'].value= "FilterByCatID();"; alert(catid.attributes['onChange'].value); The alert box confirms that the event has been set, but on change of the selectbox, nothing happens. Any ideas what I'm missing? Thx. Jav ... 16 Apr 2008 21:15

FAQ Topic - How can I disable the back button in a web browser? (2008-04-17)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Topic - How can I disable the back button in a web browser? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You can't. The browser's history cannot be modified. However, you can use ` location.replace(url); ` in s... 17 Apr 2008 03:35

Recursive object literals in Javascript ?
Consider: var x = {a:3, b:x}; alert(x.b) ==> undefined Question: why ? x is a pointer to an object, so x.b should refer to that same object. Theoretically: x --> some object containing a = 3, b --> x However, this is NOT the case. So why is x.b "undefined" in JS ? --j ... 19 Apr 2008 13:07

What is a findName reference?
Hi, For the following code from a Silverlight Javascript file: // Play the video sender.findName("movie_segment19_WMV").play(); What is the mapping for the findName parameter? And, how do I set this mapping? Thanks, William Johnston ... 17 Apr 2008 11:44

Problem posting form to an IFrame
I have a rather complicated business application that uses Ajax. Part of this form requires uploading documents, which I cannot do using Ajax, so I post the form to an IFrame. This part works just fine. The problem I have is that my server process returns some content to the IFrame to complete form processing and... 21 Apr 2008 14:07

A javascript based browser home page app
Hi all, I have worked an open source javascript + html page that has the potential to replace your existing browser home page. If you are interested in trying it out, or learning more about it, it is freely available at http://code.google.com/p/tphp/ I would love to hear from you if you have any comments. Tha... 17 Apr 2008 13:21

looking for ascript for a horizontal image and text ticker
Hi, I am looking for a javascript code that looks something like this: http://www.sothink.com/product/javascriptwebscroller/ horizontal and with arrows on the side. then I want to enter some alterations. Anyone knows where to find such a thing? Thanks ... 16 Apr 2008 13:13

Can We read client side files using javascript
Can We read client side files using javascript? not only text files ... 16 Apr 2008 13:13

Backslash confusion
I have to pass the string '\abcd' to a function. Ofcourse one (or two) extra '\' is needed to escape but experimenting with it shows that I have to pass three extra backslashes to make it work. <script> var q = "\\\\abcd"; displayLatex(q); </script> /* this function is in another file */ function disp... 16 Apr 2008 05:48

Oops: Re: javascript move images / getting coordinates withn an image
Ooops, this are just to links I wanted to 'mail' to myself and posted accidentally to the news group. So just ignore it or look at it anyway: bye N nntpman68 wrote: getting the click coordinates within an image http://tinyurl.com/2c85es http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/09/02/click-image-and... 16 Apr 2008 03:26