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Version Location Description Submitted By
Other Digital Version 1
Tutorial Files - Chapter 7

The .gif files that should be in the Chapter 7 image folder aren't there, nor are they in any of the sub-folders.

Helenmary Cody 
Printed Page 27
Hinweis (Note)

... die Beispieldateien von der Verlagswebsite unter www.//examples.orreily.de/german_examples/javascriptmmger.

RICHTIG:
... die Beispieldateien von der Verlagswebsite unter examples.oreilly.de/german_examples/javascriptmmger.


... the sample files from the publisher website at www.//examples.orreily.de/german_examples/javascriptmmger.

TRUE:
... the sample files from the publisher website at http://examples.oreilly.de/german_examples/javascriptmmger/

Thomas Bauer 
Printed Page 61
3rd Paragraph

At this point, the array has three items. Remember that the list item is accessed...

should be:

last item is accessed

Anonymous 
Printed Page 61
Note at page bottom

Word processor helped too much. The push() function is incorrectly noted as Push().

Brad Yourth 
Printed Page 61
3rd paragraph, 2nd sentence.

The word "list" should be "last".
Remember that the [list] item is accessed using an index that's one less than...etc.

Dan Murray 
Printed Page 95
Tip

Text says "A one-letter name (i, j, and z are common)".
Shouldn't that be i, j, and k?

Brad Yourth 
Printed Page 99
Tutorial Step 2

Where do the new Date() and toDateString() functions come from? Are these standard functions built into the browser? Is there a list of such functions available?

Thanks

Bill Stanley 
Printed Page 126
First Tip section

Tip reads, "You can find a completely library. . .", but should read, "You can find a complete library. . .".

Anonymous 
Printed Page 130
Tabelle 4-4 (Table 4-4)

Der Regex Tasse?n entspricht "TAsse" und "Tassen, aber nicht "Tassenn".

RICHTIG:
Der Regex Tassen? entspricht ...

Thomas Bauer 
Printed Page 139
Second paragraph

The last sentence reads, "For example, if you want to simulate a die role. . .". This should read, "For example, if you want to simulate a die roll. . .".

Anonymous 
Printed Page 139
2nd paragraph

The Random() method should be the random() method (case issue).

Brad Yourth 
Printed Page 172
2nd last paragraph, beginning with "Fortunately, ...last sentence in paragraph

For example, h1 is basic language selector...
should be:
For example, h1 is a basic language selector

Brad Yourth 
Printed Page 187
Last paragraph

ERROR: "It's little trickier than..."

CORRECTION: "It's a little trickier than..."

judenile 
Printed Page 191
Nützliches (Utilities)

Es wird auf "View Source Chart" und "Web Developer Toolbar" als Hilfen hingewiesen. Aber noch nützlicher ist meines Erachtens "Firebug". Sollte der Autor anderer Meinung sein ist dies okay, aber ich denke Firebug ist so mächtig, dass daraufhin zumindest hingewiesen werden sollte.

It is on the "View Source Chart" and "Web Developer Toolbar as noted. But even more useful in my view, is "Firebug". If the author disagrees, this is its okay, but I think Firebug is so powerful that, at least that point should be made.

Thomas Bauer 
Printed Page 194
3rd paragraph

ERROR: "Now that the outer structure's in place."

CORRECT: "Now that the outer structure is in place."

judenile 
Printed Page 223
Tip under Table 6-1

a JavaScript method that coverts they number ...
should be
a JavaScript method that converts they number ...

Frans Handoko 
Printed Page 278
2nd para, after number bulletts

I just noticed that in line 1 of para 2, it says...
"line 3 displays hidden form"

I think it should read "line 2 displays hidden form"

Thanks!

Tiffany Angel 
Printed Page 342
code for section 7.1

I cannot get it to work. I have done it twice and it just doesn't work. I am using IE 8

Diane Britt 
Printed Page 364
code at top

The accordion tutorial 10.1 went very nicely except for the last addition to the function and CSS file to highlight the opened panel's tab bar in dark blue. I couldn't get it to work in either Safari (3.0.4) or Firefox (3.0.10) on my Mac. I then tried your downloaded "completed_10.1" file and it didn't work either and neither browser showed any signs of remorse over it. The error console in Firefox produced NO errors, but it is clear that the "selectClass: 'current'" part of the function did not work. The CSS file was updated with the new class rule, and I know that style sheet is linked and working because all other parts of the tutorial preformed as they should. Any ideas as to why I'm having this problem?

Anonymous 
Printed Page 364
Step 8

The correction posted for this problem by Al Winter doesn't fix the previously submitted mistake. The class .ui-accordion-content-active turns the BODY TEXT background blue (i.e., the "content" in the .ui-accordion-content-active class), not the h2 background as the tutorial is aiming to achieve.

This is the CSS needed to solve the problem. It goes at the very end of the accordion.css file:

#accordion h2.ui-state-active {
background: #036;
}

Bob Stein 
Printed Page 430
Step 8

I am using the book as a self-teaching guide, and have really enjoyed the experience. The book is well-written, and the tutorials are very easy to follow. So, this is probably a very dumb question. I cannot get Tutorial 11.2 to work. I have set up the virtual host using the instructions on p 408, and the host seems to run ok, except I don't know how to get the ch. 11 files on to it. It came with the FTP disabled, and I tried to get it working so I could use my FTP program to upload the files, but no luck. Entering http://localhost/chapter11/11.2.html produces the "url not found error", as I would expect, since the files aren't there. What obvious thing am I missing?

Anonymous 
Printed Page 458
1st paragraph

This is actually in response to the other comments about adding Google maps to a page. I also experienced a problem. When I use the URL googlemaps.com I get the directions perfectly OK, but in English (I want them in German!). When I use googlemaps.de the map works but the 'get directions' does not. I wondered if the german site needs a different instruction to request the information - not getDir?
Any idea how I can get the driving instructions in German for a location in Germany?

Jennifer 


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