JavaScript Workshop » Unobtrusive

I am teaching another online class called JavaScript: Unobtrusive Programming at LVS Online.com. This 6-week class will be covering many of the topics I have covered on this website, but with greater detail and, of course, includes on-one-one assistance.

Topics Covered:

Week 1: Unobtrusive Scripting: Three Layers of a Web Page
Week 2: The DOM: Referencing and Modifying Elements
Week 3: Creating a Custom Object: Encapsulating your Code
Week 4: Firebug: Debugging Your Scripts
Week 5: JavaScript Libraries: jQuery
Week 6: Ajax Basics: Understanding the XMLHttpRequest Object

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I'd thought I'd update an example we covered last season using some of the DOM techniques we have learned so far. Back in the January 06 meeting I showed you how to create image rollovers using the Image object and the onMouseOut and onMouseOver event handlers. The code worked fine, but had a small problem.

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