JavaScript For Dummies

Emily Vander Veer is an experienced Web developer with a talent for making technology understandable. She's the author or coauthor of eleven books on Web technology.

Introduction.Part I: Building Killer Web Pages for Fun and Profit.Chapter 1: Hitting the Highlights: JavaScript Basics.Chapter 2: Writing Your Very First Script.Chapter 3: JavaScript Language Basics.Chapter 4: JavaScript-Accessible Data: Getting Acquainted with the Document Object Model.Part II: Creating Dynamic Web Pages.Chapter 5: Detecting Your Users' Browser Environments.Chapter 6: That's How the Cookie Crumbles.Chapter 7: Working with Browser Windows and Frames.Part III: Making Your Site Easy For Visitors to Navigate and Use.Chapter 8: Creating Interactive Images.Chapter 9: Creating Menus.Chapter 10: Creating Expandable Site Maps.Chapter 11: Creating Pop-Up Help (Tooltips).Part IV: Interacting with Users.Chapter 12: Handling Forms.Chapter 13: Handling User-Initiated Events.Chapter 14: Handling Runtime Errors.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 15: Top Ten (Or So) Online JavaScript Resources.Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Most Common JavaScript Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them).Chapter 17: Ten (Or So) Tips for Debugging Your Scripts.Part VI: Appendixes.Appendix A: JavaScript Reserved Words.Appendix B: JavaScript Color Values.Appendix C: Document Object Model Reference.Appendix D: Special Characters.Appendix E: About the CD.Index.