October 1999
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
14h 47m
English
Content preview from JavaScript Application Cookbook
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The Application Functions
The slideshow functions fall into three categories: layer creation, image handling, and navigation/display. Table 3.1 describes each of the functions and the category in which it belongs.
Table 3-1. Slideshow Functions and Descriptions
|
Function Name |
Category |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Layers |
Generates the slides |
|
|
Layers |
The object constructor for each slide |
|
|
Images |
Preloads images for the slides and the navigation bar |
|
|
Layers |
Capitalizes the first letter of the slide name |
|
|
Layers |
Calls |
|
|
Layers |
Hides layers |
|
|
Layers |
Reveals layers |
|
|
Layers |
Returns a reference to layers based on browser |
|
|
Layers |
Hides and reveals the slide menu |
|
|
Layers |
Changes slide currently in view via Guide arrows or autopilot |
|
|
Layers |
Changes slide currently in view via mouse events |
|
|
Images |
Performs image rollovers for the slide menu |
|
|
Navigation |
Sets the window status bar value equal to " " |
|
|
Navigation |
Manages the autopilot mode |
|
|
Navigation |
Performs the advance of slides automatically |
Layer-Related Functions
Since most of the slideshow setup relies on layer-related functions, it makes sense to start with them.
genLayer( )
This function is cross-browser DHTML central. Anything you want displayed in the slideshow, no matter ...
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