APPENDIX BEvents Reference

This appendix serves as a reference for Chapter 6 on events. It provides comprehensive coverage of all possible DOM events, to complement the general theory presented in Chapter 6. Here you will find resources for more information, definitions of common event-related terminology, and explanations of all common event objects and interactions.

Resources

If there is one resource you should access to find more information about events, it is Quirksmode.org. This site provides a side-by-side comparison for every event in all the modern browsers. I highly recommend that you visit it to get a feel for the events each browser supports (http://www.quirksmode.org/js/events_compinfo.html).

Additionally, the two most popular specifications ...

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