Hello and welcome back to the "JavaScript and the DOM" series. Last time we covered some JavaScript basics and we touched on various aspects of the Document Object Model, including how to access nodes and traverse through the DOM. Today we’ll be covering how to manipulate elements within the DOM and we’ll be discussing the browser event model.
Nettuts+ Author - James Padolsey
Posts by James Padolsey
JavaScript and the DOM Series: Lesson 1
Feb 20th in JavaScript & AJAX by James PadolseyHello and welcome to the first part of what will hopefully be an extensive series covering core aspects of the JavaScript programming language and the DOM API.
While frameworks such as jQuery, Prototype and MooTools are great ways of suppressing browser bugs and speeding up development, it’s important to know and understand the underlying technologies. This series intends to tell you what you need to know about JavaScript and the Document Object Model (DOM). Even if you swear by a particular library this will still benefit you – knowing how something works under the skin can only be a good thing!
Building the imgPreview jQuery Plugin
Feb 13th in Screencasts by James PadolseyToday, we’ll be featuring the winner of our “Screencast Competition”. Created by James Padolsey, this video tutorial will demonstrate how to build a relatively advanced jQuery plugin from scratch.
A big congratulations goes out to James. He’ll be receiving $200 cash, a 1 year subscription to TUTS+, and $100 worth of credit at our Envato marketplaces.
How to Mimic the iGoogle Interface
Nov 18th in JavaScript & AJAX by James PadolseyIn this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to create a customizable interface with widgets. The finished product will be a sleek and unobtrusively coded iGoogle-like interface which has a ton of potential applications!
How To Create An Amazing jQuery Style Switcher
Aug 26th in JavaScript & AJAX by James PadolseyIn this tutorial I will be showing you how to create a style switcher using jQuery and PHP. The end result will be an unobtrusive & entirely degradable dynamic style switcher which will be quick and easy to implement.
How to Load In and Animate Content with jQuery
May 25th in JavaScript & AJAX by James PadolseyIn this tutorial we will be taking your average everyday website and enhancing it with jQuery. We will be adding ajax functionality so that the content loads into the relevant container instead of the user having to navigate to another page. We will also be integrating some awesome animation effects.







