jQuery in Action
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Code conventions
All source code in listings or in the text is in a fixed-width font
like
this
to sepa-
rate it from ordinary text. Method and function names, properties,
XML
ele-
ments, and attributes in the text are also presented in this same font.
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cases, where long lines could not be reformatted without changing their mean-
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mind, but sometimes you may find a slight formatting difference between the
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cases, where long lines could not be reformatted without changing their mean-
ing, the book listings will contain line-continuation markers.
Code annotations accompany many of the listings, highlighting important
concepts. In many cases, numbered bullets link to explanations that follow in
the text.
the text.
Code downloads
Source code for all the working examples in this book (along with some extras that
never made it into the text) is available for download fr.manning.com/bibeault.
never made it into the text) is available for download fr.manning.com/bibeault.
The code examples for each chapter are organized to be easily served by a
local web server. Unzip the downloaded code into a folder of your choice, and
make that folder the document root of the application. A launch page is set up at
the application root in the file index.html.
make that folder the document root of the application. A launch page is set up at
the application root in the file index.html.
With the exception of the examples for chapter 8 and a handful from chap-
ter 9, most of the examples don't require the presence of a web server and can be
loaded directly into a browser for execution. Instructions for easily setting up
Tomcat to use as the web server for these examples is provided in file chapter8/
tomcat.pdf.
loaded directly into a browser for execution. Instructions for easily setting up
Tomcat to use as the web server for these examples is provided in file chapter8/
tomcat.pdf.
All examples were tested in a variety of browsers that include Internet
Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Opera 9, Safari 2, and Camino 1.5. The examples will also
generally run in Internet Explorer 6 although some layout issues might be
encountered. Note that all jQuery code works flawlessly in
generally run in Internet Explorer 6 although some layout issues might be
encountered. Note that all jQuery code works flawlessly in
IE6
--it's the
CSS
of
the examples that cause any layout anomalies. Because the target audience of this
book is professional web developers, it's assumed that all readers will have a vari-
ety of browsers available in which to execute the example code.
book is professional web developers, it's assumed that all readers will have a vari-
ety of browsers available in which to execute the example code.