Pages Tagged “JavaScript”

Tech Tips

Focus! — Login Form Fail (Obsolete) If you’re going to set the initial focus in a form field, don’t use onload(). Chances are you’ll end up moving the cursor while power users are already typing.
The Right Tool… Think about when to use client-side scripting vs. server-side scripting.

Conditional Firefox Get/Upgrade Banners in JavaScript
It’s redundant to show a Get Firefox! banner to someone already using Firefox, but it’s useful to show them an upgrade banner if they’re on an old version.
(Jan 2006)
Fixing broken sites in the browser
The new Opera 8.0.1 includes an experimental feature called Browser JavaScript. It’s a collection of client-side scripts that automatically corrects known errors on websites as they’re displayed. Opera downloads updated scripts once a week. It’s an extension of the User JavaScript concept. Firefox’s Greasemonkey is basically the same thing, and it’s gotten a lot of […]
(Jun 2005)