Using JavaScript, you can create dynamic, interactive web pages that include image rollovers, pop-up windows, auto-scrolling frames, intelligent forms, and sophisticated Dynamic HTML effects. The second edition of Designing with JavaScript shows you how to create these effects for the latest web browsers. Even better, you don"t have to be a programming ace to learn enough JavaScript to incorporate these elements into your web pages. With Designing with JavaScript, you will learn to:
- Use JavaScript to produce visual effects, such as image rollovers and rotating billboards
- Launch new browser windows, control frames, and validate form data
- Customize your site by using JavaScript to detect browsers, platforms, and plug-ins
- Use cookies to keep track of visitors, so you can welcome new users while offering customized pages to returning users
- Create a tabbed folder interface, drop-down menus, and a scrolling headline ticker, using the basics of Dynamic HTML