JavaScript for Dummies [With CDROM]

From the Publisher: A practical guide for would-be Web page builders who want to use JavaScript to create dynamic Web pages without having to master a difficult programming language! JavaScript For Dummies, 3rd edition, explains how to use JavaScript in clear, conversational style. This book gives users and understanding of how to use JavaScript to create interactive Web pages that give users instant feedback. Users will soon be able to grasp JavaScript basics and write, test, and debug code. This book covers the latest JavaScript version and how it works with Microsoft and Netscape software. New material in this edition includes coverage of JavaScript 1.3, Internet Explorer 5.5 and Netscape Communicator 5, console (a new browser features), ECMA compliance, JavaScript-enabled DHTML, JavaScript exception handling, and the difference between JavaScript-accessible DOMs in the browsers. Explains JavaScript and how it differs from java, HTML, and other Web programming tools Describes what users can do with JavaScript that they can't do with HTML Outlines how JavaScript, the platform-independent scripting language, works with the latest versions of Netscape Navigator 5 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Includes an important overview of Object-Oriented Concepts and the JavaScript language Shows users how to team up JavaScript with Java, C++, OpenDoc, and Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to create powerful multimedia applications Describes how to build a quickie Web page using HTML tags Shows users how to create a Java applet and run the applet from the Web page Covers JavaScript's forms so users can easily enter data and receive feedback Guides users as they write and debug their own JavaScript programs BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDES: Hot utility and sample programs, including Dreamweaver demo version, SurfMap JavaScript, Joust, NetObjects ScriptBuilder 3 trial version, Allaire HomeSite 4.5 trial version, Ant Tools Demo 3, ArtBeats Web Tools, BBEdit 4.5.1, HTML WebWeaver Lite, Paint Shop Pro 5 demo, and more! About the Author: Emily Vander Veer is an author, consultant, and president of Music2U, an Austin-based firm that specializes in designing interactive multimedia web sites for musicians. Before leaping into the Internet start-up fray, Emily learned the ropes of the computer industry from some of the best in the business: Andersen Consulting and IBM. Her musings on all things Internet have appeared in The Austin American-Statesman, Byte, Christian Science Monitor, CNET, Patricia Seybold Group's Distributed Computing Monitor, and WEBTechniques. Emily makes her home in the Silicon Hills of Austin, Texas.