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ljbirns:
Can someone recommend a good SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND book to help me learn Javascript ?

Lew

fowmow:
This is something that comes up at least ten times every month or so in the newsgroup comp.lang.javascript.  I'll refer you to that FAQ for now.

http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ3_1

I'll say this about David Flanagan's book though.  I've read the 3rd edition and am currently reading the 5th.  It is simple enough to understand, but bounces back and forth in my opinion.  Also, it doesn't discuss advanced topics at all.  Or at least, nothing you couldn't find on a fairly decent resource site.

I would recommend it for an absolute beginner though.  I'll say this as well, download the errata and pay attention when something doesn't go right.  It's most likely a typo in the book.

If using Internet Explorer, I recommend Microsoft Script Editor.
If using Firefox, I recommend Firebug.

Also, Venkman might be a wise addition to your arsenal.

Depending on your level of expertise and understanding of technical documents you could view the latest revision of the ECMAScript revision or better yet, ISO/IEC 16262, which is basically the updated ECMAScript.

Also, an indispensable resource for JavaScript is the Mozilla Gecko pages at:

http://developer.mozilla.org/

I listed the root site so you could see all of the available technologies and areas of interest.  Merely click JavaScript if that is your only interest and you're off.  Oh, and a JavaScript programmer *must* be aware of the DOM.  So I'd suggest delving into the DOM category as well.

Good luck!

ljbirns:



Absolute beginner -  that's me.

Thank you very much.  You gave me a lot of information.  I'll head out for Barnes & Noble.


Lew

nontroppo:
I used these online tutorials to learn the basics:

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/javascript/
http://www.croczilla.com/~alex/reference/javascript_guide/index.html

and this to understand more:

http://simon.incutio.com/slides/2006/etech/javascript/js-reintroduction-notes.html

Though without knowing a bit of HTML, understanding the DOM will be tough, so you may want to make sure you know the basics there too...

ljbirns:
I know nothing.  I want to learn.  I am trying to use an image as a background in a program that is on my HD
( Not a web page )  I get the image OK but it appears  split.  The  left portion of the image and then  the image again.   See screenshot.  Note the BLUE line and the repeat of the image .

I been trying to solve this for a week.  I figured a good SIMPLE book would do the trick.  Between all this info I should be able to work this out.

Lew

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