I have to apologise to Eric and others as I thought Javascript was just for doing some neat tricks. I never realised it is a full OOP language. After a week of objects properties methods and the syntax of the language I have come to start thinking highly of it. Once I nail it, I believe it will fit right in with my next project. I must confess I am only ordinary at programming in any language but seeing things. well just work when you tell it to is a big buzz. The best of it is that it can talk to php with a simple form action.

So Eric if you read this, after a week of coming to grips with it I am even more impressed with your examples. Hopefully in the not to distant future I will add a couple of my own.

Prism,
You might enjoy this book:
http://www.amazon.com/DOM-Scripting-Des … 67-8610622

This might interest you:
http://jquery.com/
Makes it easy to get going. I made my first slideshow with a Jquery script long before I'd learned anything about HTML/CSS or even knew what Javascript was.
Jquery is really handy for art galleries, portfolios and albums

Thanks for links Paintbrush. I have already done some Tuts. Trying to create my unique objects for the artificial intelegent web page display. I did not realise Javascript could be programmed as a OOP language with multiple objects all doing their own thing. This will not be as easy as the last project. My flavour of CMS was a walk in the park compared to this.

It is a real challenge. Every thing including the page is already an object, it appears the browser is just waiting to have this fed to it. I have to give each object type the tools to perform. This will be my Everest.

My first steps are with a simple text object. If I pull it off the entire page will be empty except for the calling statement.
I visualise a list of objects that can be combined for the page in question each object will perform certain tasks ie an, image object, text object, math object, etc. Add what is needed out of an available list and stand back and let them do their thing. It will be combined as a js file. I will use my flavour of VB to assemble each requirement list. Hmm! that's my vision, the trick is the conversion to reality.

Figured this was good of place as any to to thank Eric Rohloff (Rolly) for helping me with my website. I was having trouble figuring out how to add 4 separate jquery slideshows to one page and thanks to him for his guidance I was able to accomplish this. He posted the tutorial on his website here: http://progrower.coffeecup.com/4jqueryslide.html

Bravo Eric...

Here is a good site to learn the fundamentals of javascript.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Javascript-Fundamentals-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners

Looks interesting, thanks for posting it

Yeah Thanks. It all helps. It is getting as clear as mud. Soon it will be clear as dish water. After that watch out.