javascript help needed

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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Sandra Cahillane wrote:

> 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.

I'll have a look if you send a URL. (BTW, Java and
JavaScript are very 
different beasts.)

-- 
Steve Clason
Boulder, Colorado, USA
(303) 818-8590
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Sandra Cahillane wrote:

> 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.

I'll have a look if you send a URL. (BTW, Java and
JavaScript are very 
different beasts.)

-- 
Steve Clason
Boulder, Colorado, USA
(303) 818-8590
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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=E59
C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en

Mozilla/Firefox Add-ons https://add
ons.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
>
> _______________________________________________
> Web4lib mailing list
> Web4libwebjunction.org
> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

-- 
============================================================
========
Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett		Appalachian State University
Operations & Systems Analyst		P O Box 32026
University Library				Boone, North Carolina 28608
(828) 262 6587

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  As videos
could be 25 pictures 
per second and might last several minutes, how many words is
that? 
- Linux Journal, July 2007

Library Systems Help Desk: http://www.libr
ary.appstate.edu/help/
============================================================
========
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Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

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=E59
C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en

Mozilla/Firefox Add-ons https://add
ons.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
>
> _______________________________________________
> Web4lib mailing list
> Web4libwebjunction.org
> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

-- 
============================================================
========
Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett		Appalachian State University
Operations & Systems Analyst		P O Box 32026
University Library				Boone, North Carolina 28608
(828) 262 6587

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  As videos
could be 25 pictures 
per second and might last several minutes, how many words is
that? 
- Linux Journal, July 2007

Library Systems Help Desk: http://www.libr
ary.appstate.edu/help/
============================================================
========
_______________________________________________
Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

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=E59
C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
>
> Mozilla/Firefox Add-ons https://add
ons.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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Web4lib mailing list
>> Web4libwebjunction.org
>> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>>     
>
>   

_______________________________________________
Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

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=E59
C3964-672D-4511-BB3E-2D5E1DB91038&displaylang=en
>
> Mozilla/Firefox Add-ons https://add
ons.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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Web4lib mailing list
>> Web4libwebjunction.org
>> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>>     
>
>   

_______________________________________________
Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

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-bounceswebjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:30 PM
To: web4libwebjunction.org
Cc: bennetttmappstate.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://add
ons.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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Web4lib mailing list
>> Web4libwebjunction.org
>> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>>     
>
>   

_______________________________________________
Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

_______________________________________________
Web4lib mailing list
Web4libwebjunction.org
http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/

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-bounceswebjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:30 PM
To: web4libwebjunction.org
Cc: bennetttmappstate.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://add
ons.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
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Web4lib mailing list
>> Web4libwebjunction.org
>> http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>>     
>
>   

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