Stephen's JavaScript Blog June 2006 Archive

JavaScript can make a page more accessible Highlighting the current text in a form field when that field gets the focus makes it easier for your visitors to replace your default ... Read More

If you live in Canada or the United States then you already know about the important holiday in your country that is coming in a few days. Share the celebration ... Read More

The new long awaited version of the Opera web browser jas just been released opening up lots of possibilities for Javascript as the new version supports even more of the ... Read More

There are lots of different methods/functions that you can use to manipulate text strings using Javascript. This page lists those that have been available since Javascript was first introduced.

Some games require that a number of selections be made at the start, each of which costs a number of points. This script tracks how many points have been used ... Read More

If you have a complicated form to collect information from visitors to your site then you can make it easier for them to use if you disable fields that are ... Read More

You can create simple text tooltips using the title attribute. If you prefer to be able to display something more advanced in your tooltips then this Javascript that provides extended ... Read More

Often you will want to accumulate data into a textarea before you submit your form. Here's how to code some Javascript that can do this for you.

The book "Pragmatic Ajax" looks at Ajax from a practical viewpoint and covers when you should use it as well as how to use it.

A simple Javascript that allows your visitors to resize the images on your page themselves.