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Some beginners ideas about JavaScript mouse event handling in different browsers From the very beginning JavaScript had to fight the various browser incompatibilities and this is still an issue today. In this blog Id like to highlight some of the issues with JavaScript mouse events. Nothing new for the experienced JavaScript developer but an issue of confusion for newcomers. And I wont go into the IE and Microsoft event model (look here for a good description) differences but restrict myself to Firefox and Safari. My experimental setup consists of two SELECT boxes called Left and Right . The Left box contains one OPTION element. The boxes and the option are coloured to highlight their boundaries. A TEXTAREA shows the log of events (and can be cleared with the Clear log button). The SELECT boxes have been set up to capture MOUSEOVER, MOUSEDOWN and MOUSEUP events. There is one line in the log for each event consisting of: the type of event (MOUSEOVER etc.) the type of element wh...

Step by Step beginners guide to installing Ubuntu 11 10 If there are any mistakes please draw my attention to them and I will correct as needed. I have tried to make this as simple as possible, whilst covering the vast majority of scenarios users will come across whilst installing this operating system. Step 1: The first thing you should do is head to http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download and download Ubuntu 11.10 LiveCD. Just click the big orange Start download box. Step 2: Using your disc burning software, burn the .iso you downloaded to a CD. Step 3: Before you go any further, ensure all important data is backed up in case of data loss on your drives. This guide assumes you have media backups of your Windows partitioned hard drive and you are safe to proceed. *** Warning : Installing another operating system without first ensuring you have backups of your current files and operating system is a big risk. If you have no data to lose or you�ve backed up important data, you�re...