JavaScript For Dummies

Vander Veer, Emily A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764500716 ISBN 13: 9780764500718

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

This is a down-to-earth practical guide for would-be Web page builders who want to use JavaScript to create dynamic Web pages without having to find out how to use a difficult programming language. The book starts by explaining what JavaScript is and how it can be used. In just a few hours users will be able to grasp Java basics and write code.

From the Back Cover:

Discover how to create dynamic, user–friendly Web sites!

Trial version of NetObjects ScriptBuilder on CD–ROM

Your key to creating dynamic, interactive web–based applications!

Explains how JavaScript works with the latest Web browser versions — in plain English!
Get with the program! Use this friendly guide to build powerful interactive Web site — without having to master a difficult programming language! Inside, you′ll get tips for teaming JavaScript up with other technologies to create impressive multimedia applications, including user–friendly forms, cookies, alert–box messages, and more.

Discover how to:

• Punch up Web pages with forms, animation, and more
• Give users custom–designed Web Pages
• Get JavaScript support in Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer
• Test and debug scripts
• Test–drive the latest JavaScript tools

all this on bonus CD–ROM

• Trial versions of Web Weaver 98, HomeSite 4.5 for Windows, and NetObjects ScriptBuilder, HTML editing and scripting tools
• Trial versions of SurfMap JavaScript v2.1 and Dreamweaver 3.0 Web–authoring tools
• Evaluation version of PaintShop Pro

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About the Author:

Emily A. Vander Veer has written several Internet–related books, including IDG Books′ JavaScript For Dummies and JavaBeans For Dummies. Her work has appeared in numerous online and print publications including Byte, CNET, Object Magazine, and WEBTechniques.
Emily resides in the hill country of Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband, Clay (a jazz guitarist nonpareil), and her two–pound pooches, Lochlan and Ceilidh. When she′s not hard at work at her keyboard, Emily enjoys traveling, both in the U.S. and abroad.
You can contact Emily by e–mail at emilyv@sprynet.com or visit her on the Web at home.sprynet.com/sprynet/emilyv.