“element is null” weird prototype start error

i was trying to bring prototype into a non-prototype page and this error happened:

element is null

on page load.

BUT I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WITH PROTOTYPE YET!!

How come its not loading?

Well it turns out I’m so in love with prototype that I had already defined:

function $(a)
{
  return document.getElementById( a ) ;
}

as you recognize as a commonly used prototype convenience function. once that function decl is deleted, prototype now integrates beautifully into my already javascript-caked page.

can you say fantastic?

Ahaha.

Finally.

ie 8 passes Acid 2.

Wow! I remember seeing Hakon Wium talk about how badly ie fails in this youtube video (he starts speaking at about the 28 minute mark)

also today: iui lib – apple-iphone like interface – very cool

asserts in C++

And some nerdcore rap that entertains (however briefly), linked to in above article: mcplusplus

plan ahead and pass the event object

If you’re going to hardcode event handlers right into your HTML, (perhaps its being delivered from a php page) there’s 2 ways you can do this:

<span onclick=” runFuncAndTargetIsTHIS( this ); “> <!– way A –>

or:

<span onclick=” runFuncButNeedToExtractTarget( event ); “> <!– way B –>

Function for way A looks like:

runFuncAndTargetIsTHIS( elem )
{
    alert( elem + ' is the HTML element that was clicked' );
}

While way B:

runFuncButNeedToExtractTarget( e )
{
    e = e || window.event;
    var target = e.target || e.srcElement;
    alert( target + ' is the HTML element that was clicked' );
}

Some people say you shouldn’t do things using Way A. But I find Way A sometimes convenient. The only reason I can think of right now that Way A is bad is its easier to cancel propagation (cancel bubbling) of event registered using way B.

javascript:: cool blog

this entry explains how to use window.setTimeout( code, delay );

the first argument can be a function object

http://www.biasecurities.com/blogs/jim/archive/2005/08/04/2047.aspx

no scripting

i didn’t write a single line of javascript yesterday. i actually felt guilty.