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This week we look at a brief overview of AJAX, some relevant JavaScript 1.3 enhancements, how to run the example and using the script within your own Web page. By Rob Gravelle. 0123

When scripts are written they’re used to accomplish a given task, such as creating a rotating picture gallery, or to validate a form. For each task, a separate script is necessary. Often, a script is called using an onload function. By Lee Underwood. 0121

Fast-track your way to AJAX supremacy with some of the better-trained libraries. Coach Dan Webb puts World Cup contenders Dojo, Mochikit, Prototype, and YUI through their paces, as they battle for a position in your next AJAX line-up. Full player profiles, as well as game highlights, are included!

This is the continuation of a three part series. This week we look at transforming XML with XSLT, querying XML with XPath, evaluating XPath Expressions, serializing XML and more. By David Flanagan. 0925

This week you’ll learn how to use JavaScript to work with XML data. Topics convered are obtaining XML documents, loading a document from the network, parsing XML text, XML documents from data islands and manipulating XML with the DOM API. By David Flanagan. 0918

This week you’re going to learn how to create a Color Picker similar to the one used in Photoshop, but entirely in JavaScript! By Mark Kahn. 0901

It’s common for a Web developer to build sites where tabular data is used. A common problem is where long fields might not fit correctly, making your browser resize the table cells, creating an annoying scrolling and/or cell height/width stretching. Here’s a solution to the problem. By Nicolas Erlijman. 0809

This week you’ll learn about solid software design practices, many of them borrowed from working with Windows applications. The result is the development of a Web based drawing package. By Guyon Roche. 0802

Greg Brown explains how to use basic object-oriented techniques to build more robust AJAX applications.

This week we examine extra functionality in MSXML which provides additional properties and methods that can be used with the DOM interfaces discussed previously. You’ll see examples and learn how to create similar functionality in Mozilla. By Apress. 0705

This week you’ll learn how to use JavaScript to manipulate XML documents. Some of the topics covered are the key DOM interfaces and the differences between Internet Explorer (IE) and Mozilla. By Apress. 0628

This week we look at the Math object, a JavaScript object used to perform mathematical operations such as obtaining the values of predefined mathematical constants. It can also be used to generate random numbers. By Lee Underwood. 0609