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Dan Wellman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Birmingham, U.K. :
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Packt Pub.,
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2008.
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1 online resource (vii, 359 pages) :
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illustrations.
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From technologies to solutions
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
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Title from title screen.
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Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introducing the YUI; What is the YUI?; Who Is It for and Who Will It Benefit the Most?; Why the Yahoo! User Interface Library?; Graded Browser Support; What Comes with the YUI?; The Library Topography; The Core Files; The Utilities; The Controls; The CSS Tools; The Library's Structure; What Else Does Yahoo! Provide?; Are There Any Licensing Restrictions?; Installing the YUI; Creating an Offline Library Repository; Using the Library Files in Your Own Web Pages; Code Placement; Perfect Date Selection with the Calendar Control
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Chapter 4: AJAX and Connection ManagerThe Connection Manager-A Special Introduction; The XMLHttpRequest Object Interface; A Closer Look at the Response Object; Managing the Response with a Callback Object; Working with responseXML; Adding the JavaScript; Styling the Newsreader; Useful Connection Methods; A Login System Fronted by YUI; Summary; Chapter 5: Animation and the Browser History Manager; Introducing the Animation Utility; The Class Structure of the Animation Utility; The Animation Constructor; Animation's Properties; Custom Animation Events; The Subclasses; Additional Classes
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Members of the Easing ClassUsing Animation to Create an Accordion Widget; A Basic Animation Script; Dealing With Motion; Curvature; Restoring the Browser's Expected Functionality; The BHM Class; Using BHM; The BHM Script; Summary; Chapter 6: Buttons and Trees; Why Use the YUI Button Family?; Meet the Button Control; YAHOO.widget.Button; YAHOO.widget.ButtonGroup; Using the Button Control; Creating the YUI Button Objects; Additional Button Types; Using the Split Button Type; Getting Started; Scripting the Split Button; Tree-like Structures with the TreeView Control; Class of Nine
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The Basic Calendar ClassThe CalendarGroup Class; Implementing a Calendar; The Initial HTML Page; Beginning the Scripting; Highly Eventful; The DateMath Class; Summary; Chapter 2: Creating Consistency With The CSS Tools; Tools of the Trade; Element Normalisation with reset.css; Element Rules; First Base; Headings; Lists; Tables; Miscellaneous Rules; Tidying up Text with fonts.css; The Body; Tables; Layout Pages with Ease Using grids.css; Setting up Your Page Structure; The Basic Building Blocks of Your Pages; Grid Nesting; A Word on Sam; Summary; Chapter 3: DOM Manipulation and Event Handling
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Working with the DOMDOM Concepts; Common DOM Scripting Techniques; Common DOM Methods; Further Reading; DOM-the Old Way; DOM-the YUI Way; DOM Manipulation in YUI; Many DOMs Make Light Work; The DOM Class; Using the DOM Class; Additional Useful DOM Methods; The Region Class; I See Your Point; Listening for Events the Easy (YUI) Way; Event Models; Event History; W3C Events; The Event Object; YUI Event Capturing; Evolving Event Handlers; Reacting When Appropriate; A Look at the Event Class; Listeners; Custom Events; The Custom Event Class; Creating a Custom Event; Summary