JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
<DIV><p>JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects€"but many web designers find the language hard to learn. This jargon-free guide covers JavaScript basics and shows you how to save time and effort with the jQuery library of prewritten JavaScript code. You€ll soon be building web pages that feel and act like desktop programs, without having to do much programming.</p><p>The important stuff you need to know:</p><ul><li><b>Make your pages interactive.</b> Create JavaScript events that react to visitor actions. </li><li><b>Use animations and effects.</b> Build drop-down navigation menus, pop-ups, automated slideshows, and more. </li><li><b>Improve your user interface.</b> Learn how the pros make websites fun and easy to use. </li><li><b>Collect data with web forms.</b> Create easy-to-use forms that ensure more accurate visitor responses. </li><li><b>Add a dash of Ajax.</b> Enable your web pages to communicate with a web server without a page reload. </li><li><b>Practice with living examples.</b> Get step-by-step tutorials for web projects you can build yourself. </li></ul></div>