Books
AdvancED Dom Scripting
Dynamic Web Design Techniques
This book takes your Document Object Model scripting skills to the next level. As a web designer or developer, you know how powerful DOM scripting is for enhancing web applications, adding dynamic functionality, and improving the user experience. This book provides all you need for a deeper understanding of the DOM and how to fully take advantage of its hidden gems.
AdvancED DOM Scripting advocates a standards-compliant approach wherever possible. Broken down into 12 chapters, it begins with a solid foundation in best practices, JavaScript objects, and the W3C DOM standards. You’ll then move on to server interaction with Ajax (including bookmark- and back-button-compatible Ajax requests, drag and drop, and progress bars), converting HTML to DOM code, on the fly layout and style changes, interface personalization, productivity improvement via code reuse and APIs, visual effects using JavaScript libraries, and much more.
As you work through each chapter, you’ll apply all your newfound knowledge to your own personal DOM scripting library, complete with browser-agnostic and standards-compliant methods. The book includes three case studies—one by JavaScript guru Aaron Gustafson—and a number of easy-to-follow practical examples.
Beginning Google Maps Applications
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