HI there...
I am not snuffy with this scritaculous.. but im trying to get there... I
had done some research myself and found the info (see attached documents)
and have compiled it and a tutorials for AJAX.. its simplistic but will get
you started with AJAX and works great!
Terry
On 8/24/06, Martinez, Andrew
<Andrew.Martinez-9sMr025MA47QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
>
> If you are just trying to get off the ground with HTML and JavaScript you
> might want to visit www.w3schools.com and www.quirksmode.org . Both will
> give you introductory tutorials for HTML and JavaScript. You should really
> start with HTML and then work your way into JS or something will not really
> make sense. If you are attempting to learn how to use effects and produce
> animations you will also want to learn CSS (which you should learn anyway).
> The proper order in my opinion would be HTML -> CSS -> JavaScript. If
you
> are attempting Ajax, then you will still want to get the basics down first.
> This also includes all the JS specific objects like Array, Object, Number,
> String, etc. You should also start to learn about Quirks Mode, Standards
> Compliant Mode, their inherent differences, and how DOC types affect them
> and the DOM/CSS because it does make a big difference especially when you
> are first learning. If possible just start out with Standards Compliant
> Mode.
>
> If you are talking about getting off the ground with scriptaculous and
> prototype your best bet is the scriptaculous wiki in the documentation
> section of the scriptaculous page, this list, and www.prototypedoc.com for
> prototype specific information.
>
> Please note that www.w3schools.com ''s JavaScript tutorial should
not be
> considered the end all be all tutorial for JS. It is by far not complete in
> my opinion nor does it include all of JS''s functionality. If you
want to
> learn all of JS either pick up one of the newer JS books or start reading
up
> about ECMA script, read through any number of various JS sites, and
> experiment a lot.
>
> As far as finding one really good tutorial that will teach you everything,
> I''m not sure if you are going to have any luck. I''ve
never really found a
> great end-all-be all tutorial for HTML/JavaScript/CSS. It''s a wild
wild web
> development frontier and the only way to tame it is to probe, experiment,
> and read a lot. I know this might not sound very helpful, but it''s
the
> truth.
>
>
> -Andrew Martinez
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> rubyonrails-spinoffs-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org]On Behalf Of
itisnot_me
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:56 AM
> To: Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs
> Subject: [Rails-spinoffs] help me please
>
>
> ok i am looking for a tutorial that helps be learn the basics in this.
> i have searched the web trying to find one. i need a tut to show me how
> to put the script together. what html coding do i need. how do i
> structure the whole thing. i need help because i want to learn.
> thanx mike
>
>
>
> >
>
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