Chapter 13. JavaScript: Events
The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. | ||
| --Horace Walpole | ||
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? | ||
| --Lewis Carroll | ||
The user should feel in control of the computer; not the other way around. This is achieved in applications that embody three qualities: responsiveness, permissiveness, and consistency. | ||
| --Inside Macintosh, Volume 1 Apple Computer, Inc., 1985 | ||
We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible. | ||
| --Allan Massie | ||
OBJECTIVES
In this chapter you will learn:
The concepts of events, event handlers and event bubbling.
To create and register event handlers that respond to mouse and keyboard events.
To use the
eventobject to get information about ...
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