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Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
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Page 1.3
There's at least two typos on this little page. |
There's at least two typos on this little page. 1) The second e-one is actually e-ell. 2) The javascript
call is mal-formed.
ORIGINAL:
<div id="e1"><p>element to wipe</p></div>
<script>
function wipeDown()
{
Effect.BlindDown("el");
}
</script>
<a href="javascript; void (wipeDown())">click to run effect</a>
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Page 3
xx |
I bought the article and I have problems testing the examples. Why doesn't the author provide the
softcopy of the source codes or examples.
(Paragraph 3.1.2.) The $F function
may be accessed via $F("name") and $F("name").
> should be:
may be accessed via $F("name") and $F("gender").
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Anonymous |
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Page 3.2
First sentence. |
we may do this is a more streamlined manner
should be *
we may do this in a more streamlined manner
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Anonymous |
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Page 3.2.1
Second sentence. |
There are two commas after:
initialize,,
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Anonymous |
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Page 3.2.1
First sentence. |
The last words of the sentence, "Class.create", have a vertical space separating them from the sentence
and do not have a vertical space between them and the ensuing code. The space should instead be between
these words and the "var Point =..." code.
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Anonymous |
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Page 3.3.3
Table, sixth row (stripScripts) |
Teturns a string with <script> tags removed
Should be
Returns....
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Anonymous |
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Page 4
Example 4-1. referencingScriptaculous.html |
In line :
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1',blind');">
A quote is missing before the word "blind", it should be :
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1','blind');">
(?) Chapter 4. Using Scriptaculous => example 4-1 and 4-2;
[error in the javascript code example seen in safary (sorry but I am unable to see the page number in
the web)]
[safari web using firefox 2.0.0.11]
Example 4-1. referencingScriptaculous.html (and also teh example 4-2)
When executing the code example, the following line:
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1',blind');">
open/close blind</a>
gives an error:
unterminated string literal
[Break on this error] void Effect.toggle('d1',blind');
There is a ' missing:
patch:
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1','blind');">
open/close blind</a>
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Example 4.2 |
Error in code example:
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1',blind');">
There is a single quote missing before blind. The example should read:
<a href="javascript:void Effect.toggle('d1','blind');">
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