jQuery: Novice to Ninja

jQuery: Novice to Ninja is a compilation of best-practice jQuery solutions to meet the most challenging JavaScript problems. In this question-and-answer book on jQuery, you’ll find a cookbook of ready-to-go solutions to help breathe life into your web page.

Topics covered include: – Scrolling, Resizing and Animating Webpage elements – Backgrounds, Slideshows, and Crossfaders – Menus, Tabs, and Panels – Buttons, Fields, and Controls – Lists, Trees, and Tables – Frames, Windows, and Dialogs – Adding interactivity with Ajax – Using the jQuery User Interface Themeroller – Writing your own jQuery plug-ins

All code used to create each solution is available for download and guaranteed to be simple, efficient and cross-browser compatible.

Table of Contents

1. Falling in Love with jQuery
2. Selecting, Decorating, and Enhancing
3. Animating, Scrolling, and Resizing
4. Images and Slideshows
5. Menus, Tabs, Tooltips, and Panels
6. Construction, Ajax, and Interactivity
7. Forms, Controls, and Dialogs
8. Lists, Trees, and Tables
9. Plugins, Themes, and Advanced Topics
A. Reference Material
B. JavaScript Tidbits
C. Plugin Helpers