CHAPTER 12Windows, Frames, and Overlays
Now it is time to begin to put the syntax and theory we have covered up to this point in the book to use. Starting from the top of the object hierarchy with Window, we will explore some applications of JavaScript. In this chapter, we will learn how to create a variety of windows, including alerts, confirmations, prompts, and custom pop-up windows of our own design. We will also show how windows and frames are very much related. Finally, we’ll discuss the problematic special cases of window management and how overlays have become a needed tool in the JavaScript developer’s toolbox.
Introduction to the window Object
JavaScript’s Window object represents the browser window, or potentially frame, that a document ...
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