Ajax Design Patterns
by Michael Mahemoff

This errata page lists errors outstanding in the most recent printing.

If you have technical questions or error reports, you can send them to
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This page was updated April 27, 2007.

Here's a key to the markup:
	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
	?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification



Confirmed errors:


(xiii)  Last line under the heading Conventions in Code Examples;
for the sake of clarify
should be
for the sake of clarity


(3)  2nd paragraph;
wait five seconds a web page
should be
wait five seconds for a web page


(13) second bullet at top of page;
Application developers are usually _interesting_ in supporting as wide a user base as possible.

should be

Application developers are usually _interested_ in supporting as wide a user base as possible.


{26}  second code snippet from the bottom;
The last closing brace '}' should be removed. Thus, the code should be changed from:

window.onload = function() {
  $("sandbox").innerHTML = "Click Here!<br />";
 };
}

to

window.onload = function() {
  $("sandbox").innerHTML = "Click Here!<br />";
};


(27)  First paragraph - demo code;
Code as syntax errors.  

should be:

function $(id) { return document.getElementById(id); }

window.onload = function() {
        $("sandbox").innerHTML = "Click here!<br/>";
        $("sandbox").onclick = function(ev) {

                ev = ev || window.event;
                $("sandbox").innerHTML = "Clicked at " + new Date() + ". Event: " ;

                for (property in ev) {
                        var message = "Property " + property + ": " + ev[property] +
"<br/>";
                        $("sandbox").innerHTML += message;
                }
        };
}

Author's note: Readers can also refer to the corresponding code example in
http://ajaxify.com/tutorial/dynamic/tutorial.js - They will find at that
location the code as it should read.


{36}  Second code snippet;
When calling fade(), there isn't a need to pass in 0 as the argument.


{37}  FIrst code snippet;
The statement:
  clearTimeout(submitTimer);  // Clears any previously scheduled submission

should immediately be followed by
  submitTimer = setTimeout(submitWord, 1000);


(126)  3rd paragraph;
The choice is between
should be
The choice between


(131)  3rd paragraph;
this pattern is a like
should be
this pattern is like


(141)  3rd paragraph;
already disabled a available
should be
already disabled available


(225)  4th paragraph;
the web site should be www.serversideguy.blogspot.com.


(246)  4th paragraph from bottom;
those homes one the other side
should be
those homes on the other side


(256)  last paragraph;
"corresponding mozilla.org article" is repeated


(283)  picture;
can be easily be
should be
can be easily


(308)  3/4 way down;
It fetches is the counter XML:
should be
It fetches the counter XML:


(379)  3/4 way down;
The Assitive Search
should be
The Assistive Search


(393)  footnote;
is outputted
should be
is output


(395)  1st paragraph;
particularly gamin
should be
particularly gaming


(427)  1st paragraph;
Portlest
should be
Portlets


(432)  last paragraph;
while perform work
should be
while performing work


(454)  2nd paragraph from bottom;
aOne-Second
should be
a One-Second


(458)  2nd bullet;
"One-Second Mutation" should be italicized like the others.


(465)  4th paragraph;
thePortlet
should be
the Portlet


(521)  4th paragraph;
polling ithis
should be
polling this


(557)  1st paragraph;
is embedded an
should be
is embedded in an


(last page) colophon;
The colophon for Ajax Design Patterns currently says that the cover
image is from Cassell's Natural History. It should actually say that it
is orginal art by Mike Kohnke.