I need Javascript help

Nate the great · 04-02-2009, 07:23 PM

I don't know anything about Javascript. I'm going to learn, but for now I need someone to help me. I can teach myself a fair amount from this one example after someone does it for me. Thank you.

This line from a form calls the function. I need the contents of the function moved inside the onChange statement. It must be moved there for this to work.

<select name="CountrySelect" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent', this, 0)">

function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}

Nate the great · 04-02-2009, 10:10 PM

Never mind. I need to start from scratch. Those MaM didn't bother to update their support information. It turns out that Mobipocket format does indeed support Javascript functions inside ebooks. The site says it doesn't. I've spent close to 3 hours on this.

igorsk · 04-03-2009, 07:15 AM

Note that Mobipocket's document object model is different from browser's DOM, so you can't just copy/paste code and expect it to work.

Nate the great · 04-03-2009, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igorsk

Note that Mobipocket's document object model is different from browser's DOM, so you can't just copy/paste code and expect it to work.

I did see that, yes. But given the inaccuracies in their other info I don't know if I can rely on that page.

Nate the great · 04-04-2009, 12:55 AM

I have it working:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...320#post411320

04-02-2009, 07:23 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I need Javascript help I don't know anything about Javascript. I'm going to learn, but for now I need someone to help me. I can teach myself a fair amount from this one example after someone does it for me. Thank you. This line from a form calls the function. I need the contents of the function moved inside the onChange statement. It must be moved there for this to work. <select name="CountrySelect" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent', this, 0)"> function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0 eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'"); if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0; }

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04-02-2009, 10:10 PM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Never mind. I need to start from scratch. Those MaM didn't bother to update their support information. It turns out that Mobipocket format does indeed support Javascript functions inside ebooks. The site says it doesn't. I've spent close to 3 hours on this.

04-03-2009, 07:15 AM	#3
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Note that Mobipocket's document object model is different from browser's DOM, so you can't just copy/paste code and expect it to work.

04-04-2009, 12:55 AM	#5
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I have it working: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...320#post411320

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