Recent content by Delvis

Hello - I'm trying to find a simple to use, shareware basic hierarchical Javascript based menu builder. I need to create a left side spring loaded menu with submenus that drop down and across (right direction ). My menu data is in XML tree form, and I will be transforming it (via XSLT) into a...

Hi Simon - Thx for your helpful thoughts! Here's how I solved my problem: /****************************************/ function addCommentBox( idStr ) { /* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */ function buildStrArg( arg ) { var escQuote = "\""; return escQuote +idStr +escQuote; } var...

Hello - How does one add a string variable argument to an event handler that is defined inside a string (typically used for setting innerHTML). Here's an example of what I'm trying to do: ( put idStr as a string arg to the onclick handler ) /****************************************/ function...

How does one get a string variable inside an event handler that is declared inside of a string used to set innerHTML? See code below : /****************************************/ function addCommentBox( idStr ) { var el = document.createElement( &quot;div&quot; ); var input = &quot;<INPUT...

Hi All - Does anybody know if TextPad has a document outline capability? Outline is typically a listing of all functions and global variables, etc. for quick navigation. Thx for all the great inputs on this subject! - Delvis

Hi All - Textpad indeed looks like a useful product once you install the correct syntax files. The automatic block indentation feature is very helpful, however, it doesn't appear to have a way to reformat code, for example, if some lines lack incorrect indentation. There is a mouse right...

Hi All - Thanks for the pointer to the javascript syntax files - however, there are a great deal of them - can anybody recommend a specific file and maybe why they prefer it over the other javascript syntax files? Thanks! - Delvis

Hi BabyJeff - Thx for your textpad suggestion - I downloaded it but it seems to support every script syntax in the known world, except for Javascript - you can certainly get away with using another syntax, such as Java, but then it won't recognize and distinctly color keywords like...

Hi All - I forgot to mention that the Microsoft script debugger is a decent Javascript editor, with nice settable colors. The version that came on my WinXP machine works well, but the Win2K version doesn't work quite the same - it only provides colors, etc. if the script is embedded inside...

Hi RMuller - I've been looking for exactly the same Javascript editor requirements - have you had any luck with Eclipse? My current project is using the IBM Websphere product (based on Eclipse), and it appears to have decent Javascript support : colors and document outline by functions for...