Errata for Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Used to read: (www.w3c.org/MarkUp) Now reads: (www.w3.org/MarkUp)

output += "<P STYLE='margin-top:5;align:center'><B>Instructions</B></ P>" now read: output += "<P STYLE='margin-top:5; align:center'>" output += "<B>Instructions</B></P>"

if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) now reads: if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")

Used to read: <LINK REL =STYLESHEET TYPE="sheetMimeType" HREF="filename.css" Now reads: <LINK REL =STYLESHEET TYPE="sheetMimeType" HREF="filename.css"> ^

7th line of code: changed "face" to "family" to read: BODY {font-family : Arial, serif} The same change was made to: page 47, 7th line of code page 48, 7th line of third code block page 50, 9th line of code

P.narrow {margin-left:5em; margin-right:5em} now reads: P.narrow {color:red; margin-left:5em; margin-right:5em}

BODY {font-face:Arial, serif} now reads: BODY {font-face:Times New Roman, serif}

added "style." between "elementName." and "pixel..." and (3rd line only) changed "Height" to "Top" to read: document.all.elementName.style.pixelLeft += 10 document.all.elementName.style.pixelTop += 10

var onImgArray = new Array() changed to var offImgArray = new Array()

Used to read: window.event.cancelBubble Now reads: window.event.cancelBubble = true

function release(evt) { setZIndex(selectedObj, 0) setBorderColor(selectedObj, "black") selectedObj = null } changed to function release(evt) { if (selectedObj) { setZIndex(selectedObj, 0) setBorderColor(selectedObj, "black") selectedObj = null } } (This corrected a problem that can occur when someone clicks on the page background in Netscape Navigator.) (156 reprinted for page break.)

<AREA _"_COORDS= ... >

NN n/a IE 3 HTML all Changed to NN 4 IE 3 HTML all

Changed Default from "screen" to "all"

Changed "NN n/a" back to "NN 4". Added the following to the description paragraph: For NN 4, you may have to nest your main table (with a transparent background image) inside another table that bears the desired background graphic.

Changed "NN 4" and "HTML 4" to "NN n/a" and "HTML n/a".

"For onKeyPress events, the value represents the actual character displayed in a text box (e.g., 65 for "A" and 97 for "a"). But for onKeyDown and onKeyUp events, only the uppercase value is returned, regardless of the case of the character that is rendered."

Used to read: for (var i=0; document.forms[0].length; i++) { Now reads: for (var i=0; i < document.forms[0].length; i++)

The systemLanguage Example did read: if (navigator.systemLanguage = "nl" ) now reads: if (navigator.systemLanguage == "nl" )

Deleted the last sentence of the description and replaced it with: Using the add() method with a parameter that matches an existing option's index value replaces the old item with the new one. You cannot insert an item among existing items without rebuilding the entire options array.

now reads: NN 2 IE 3 DOM 1

{760} "recordNumber entry", last line: removed "(see recordset property)"

In the current description, "physical" now reads "hard"; "virtual" now reads "soft". In the last sentence, the end was changed to read "when the <CW>WRAP</CW> attribute is set to the Navigator value of <CW>virtual</CW>." Then, the "Example" now reads: document.forms[0].comments.wrap = "hard" Then, the "Value" now reads: One of the constant values (as a string): hard | off | soft.

"NN 4 IE 4 DOM n/a".

Next to "moveTo()" it now reads: "NN 4 IE 4 DOM n/a".

changed the "n/a" after "NN" to "4" and changed the "4" after "IE" to "n/a" to read: NN 4 IE n/a DOM n/a

Behavior of deltaX and deltaY is the reverse of what was described. 3rd and 4th sentences now read: Positive values for deltaX scroll the document to the left (so the user sees content to the right in the document); negative values scroll the document to the right. Positive values for deltaY scroll the document upward (so the user sees content lower in the document); negative values scroll the document downward.

Changed the CSS filter grayscale() to gray() Also, in the "chroma()" line, put "color" in CW in the second sentence ("The color parameter..."). And, in the "glow()" line, put "color" and "strength" in the second sentence in CW ("The color parameter...and strength sets..."). And, in the "shadow()" line, put "color" in CW in the second sentence ("The color parameter...").

line of code used to read: [window.]document.all.elementID.style.offsetLeft Now reads: [window.]document.all.elementID.style.left

line of code used to read: [window.]document.all.elementID.style.offsetTop Now reads: [window.]document.all.elementID.style.top

Character entry * -- changed /d*/ in the Example column to /d*/ Character entry ? -- changed /d?/ in the Example column to /d?/ Character entry + -- changed /d+/ in the Example column to /d+/ Character entry {n} -- changed /d{2}/ in the Example column to /d{2}/ Character entry {n,} -- changed /d{2,}/ in the Example column to /d{2,}/ Character entry {n,m} -- changed /d{2,4}/ in the Example column to /d{2,4}/

Did read: After an AND operation on these two values, the binary result is 0010; the decimal equivalent is 3. Now reads: After an AND operation on these two values, the binary result is 0010; the decimal equivalent is 2.