Week 8

Lecture Notes:

• Review of Assignment 4
• More on RegExps
• Frames (Frames and their Hierarchy)
  • Using Target attributes to direct pages
  • Quick Overview of Frameset Communication
  • Random Colored Frames Code (Actual Example)
  • Pages that can not be in frames
    • Example
    • Annotated script
  • Pages that have to be in frames
    • Example
    • Annotated script
  • Passing information between frames (Annotated script)
  • "JavaScript Editor" (Source Code)
  • Resume
    • Top Frame Source Code
    • Bottom Frame Source Code
  • Frame FAQs
• Windows
  • Positioning of the Window
  • Pop-Up Centered Window
  • Shifting focus between the multiple windows
    • Annotated script
  • Shifting focus between the multiple windows (version 1)
    • Annotated script (version 1)
  • Passing information from the child window to the parent window
    • Annotated script
  • Passing information from the parent window to the child window
    • Annotated script
  • Opening & Closing child windows
    • Annotated script
  • A child window that acts as a Control Panel (onClick)
    • Annotated script
  • A child window that acts as a Control Panel (onMouseOver)
    • Annotated script
  • A child of child Window
    • Script
  • Open New Window & Images
  • To PopUp a Window or not based on a Cookie (Annotated Code)
  • Customizable Second Window
  • Summary & Examples of Pop-Up Windows
  • Window FAQs
• JavaScript & "Buttons" - Review
• Developers.com JavaScript Resource Center
• Week 8 Zipped (index.htm is the "Home" Page)
• Week 8 in Word Document Format Zipped

Next Week: JavaScript's Interaction with Plug-ins & Java

Practice Quizzes:

• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2

Homework:

Reading Assignment

• Review OnLine Tutorial Parts 3 & 4

Assignment 6: Will Not be turned in, but attempt them

1. (681.htm) Create a horizontal frameset. On the top frame put a "menu jumpbox" and two radio buttons. The "jumpbox" will take the user to a location that the person wants to go. The two radio buttons gives the user a choice of displaying the new page in the frame below the menu or having the new page open up in a new window.

2. (682.htm) Quick Overview of Frameset Communication. Devise a way to ensure that the frame that you are trying to communicate with is loaded (guaranteed).