[Web4lib] javascript help needed

[Marc Bertone]

Turns out in this case the initial layout problem was related to CSS and not
JavaScript.  As more and more complexity is added to CSS stylesheets in the
future, its going to be pretty important to have a good knowledge of both
CSS and JS when trying to troubleshoot a page.

And always remember to check multiple browsers...its almost a 100% guarantee
that your HTML/CSS/JS will not look the same across multiple browsers and
versions.  An unfortunate fact of life in this age of technology!

-Marc
Springshare.com

 

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:30 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Cc: bennetttm at appstate.edu
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] javascript help needed

For those who don't know, you can load a Javascript error console in Firefox
(and some other Mozilla based browsers like K-Meleon) by typing:

javascript:

in the address bar field. That will load the console in a separate window
and errors will be displayed as each page is loaded. The console will
provide information about what kind of error is occurring and the line of
code where the error is encountered. I've found this to be very helpful in
debugging Javascript code especially when you can't spot the error just
reading through the code. Be warned that it will flag a lot of stuff that
you might not care about (try loadingYahoo's home page to see 'errors'
galore) but it's a quick way to track down small errors.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI


Thomas Bennett wrote:
> There are a several tools for Firefox, Mozilla, and IE that may help 
> you identify problem areas.
>
> IE - Doesn't appear to help with javascript though 
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=E59C3964-672D
> -4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
>
> Mozilla/Firefox Add-ons https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
> http://www.mozilla.org/addons
>
> WEB Developer Tools
>  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:4
>
> Web Developer 1.1.4 (new update today)
>
> Firebug ( I had problems with this addon using over 90% of cpu after 
> leaving mozilla open overnight).  - has Javascript profiler
>
> Venkman Javascript Debugger
>
> JSView
>
> Also, a URL would help if you want someone to look at your code ;-).
>
> You might want to look at CodeThatMenu or CodeThatStudio special 
> editor for ( which I think includes ) 
> menus,calendars,tables,grids,trees, XPBar, hints, forms, 
> tabs,scroller, and packer javascripting.  The one's not included are
available separately.
>         http://codethat.com/
> I think all these are free, they do sell "WebSite templates" for $16.00
USD.
>
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday 26 June 2007 17:18, Sandra Cahillane wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to get menus to work on our homepage using javascript.  
>> Most of the menu works fine.  It's the third layer out that is giving me
trouble.
>> Is there anyone available who could take a few minutes to look at my
code?
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I've done what I can with my 
>> limited knowledge of java, but I've reached my limit.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sandy
>>
>> Sandy Cahillane
>> Systems and Reference Librarian
>> Bay Path College
>> Hatch Library
>> 588 Longmeadow Street
>> Longmeadow, MA  01106
>> (413) 567-4529 or (413) 565-1376
>> fax-(413) 567-8345
>>
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