Webmaster Forum / HTML, CSS, Scripts / JavaScript / April 2008

I have some javascript to rearrange a list of elements...
1) Each element (div) is initially given a unique id, the same id of
the database record the element represents.
2) User "moves" element from slot 3 to slot 6, for example (result: 3-

I want to do my own vertical (or whatever direction) smooth expand of a
block element. The simple approach so far: create and fill container
element. Set element.style.height to 0px, overflow hidden, and use a
timeout callback to increase element.style.height, until it matches

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FAQ Topic - How do I modify the current page in a browser?
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Using the DOM the non-standard but widely implemented innerHTML

Im trying to figure out how to display a 'loading' message when
scripts are being executed, ie when the page is still not ready for
interaction. This is for a web app which relies on javascript to
insert dom elements and do stuff, so the user must know when

I am trying to dynamically replace a table in the dom, anyone have an
idea on how to do this.
here is some sample suedo code of what I want to do.
var tableHTML = "<table id=\"table1\"><tr><td>this is table 1</td></

On a web-forum I chat at, there are multiple lists of posts.
The forum, hosted on multiple servers, allows us to upload graphics and
Javascript to "skin" our particular forum.  In addition, the forums are
broken into categories.  

I am using the Scriptaculous/Prototype libraries to build a project
and I really want to have an effect like the mootools download page
(http://www.mootools.net/download) where when you mouse over the lines
at the bottom very fast, the lines do not highlight. They only

http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/prop_frame_scrolling.asp
I want to be able to get this example working with Internet explorer.
it works fine in firefox.  Does anyone have an idea how to resolve
this bug.

When I run a frame set locally I get the error
A Runtime Error has occurred.
Do you wish to Debug?
Line: 1

In a Web site I'm building, I want to provide an ability to set a
"flag" message that users can see when they log on.  Specifically, I
want the "flag" to show when the (snail) mail for our building has been
delivered, so people can come to the mailboxes to pick up their incoming

I've implemented a customized autocompleter using prototypes and it
actually works like a charm in Firefox, but in IE 6/7 it just doesn't
work because that infernal thing says that 'Autocomp' (the class i
created for the autocompleter) is 'not defined'.

Could someone check out the following code and please help me
understand the problem and fix it. It seems like some events are not
firing when my mouse moves over the table cells to quickly causing
some table cells to stay yellow when you move out of them instead of

I am trying to create a script to enter the values of an array into a
dynamically generated table 3 columns wide. I have a counter for the
row # that I am using to name/id the row TR node so I an attach 3
cells (3 columns) before attaching the full row to the table. I'm not

         I have the following java code:
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
var customearray = new array(400);
for (var i=0;i<400;i++) {

The code below works but can anyone suggest a better way of doing the
following?
The idea is that there are 3 images which when clicked each play a
different sound and change to a different image.