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Javascript 101: DOM, Events, and Objects
Talk by Nap Lara

DOM

• analogy: family
  • body – father – parent node
  • div – first child – sibling
  • span – sibling
  • p – last child – sibling

How do we access elements in the DOM?

• getElementByID
• getElementsByClassName — YUI
• Selectors — YUI

Which one do you use?
selectors – not the fastest; generally slower
jQuery – with selectors you could say 'every odd row'
by Class Name – collection of elements
by Class ID – specific

Creating DOM Elements

• inner HTML
• DOM
• Fragments

How Events Work

• Event Bubbling (usually in IE)
  • from the bottom up
  • IE supports only Event Bubbling
  • user clicks on <p>
• Adding events
  • inline
  • DOM level 0
    • div.onclick = function
    • this way overrides each other
  • DOM level 2
    • YUI

When to use them

Event delegation

How to Write Objects

• object literal
  • lightest way
  • seen outside, everything could be accessed — disadvantage
• modular pattern
  • you could hide some things
• prototypes

AJAX

• XML
• HTML
• JSON – native javascript; lighter than XML
• Custom Format

Phases when making an AJAX request

• onFailure
• onStart – loader

AJAX tips

• limit your calls
• define timeouts

Best Practices

• Compression
• Obfuscation
• Separate Code from Content
  • reusability
• Multiple Domains

Global Variables and Functions

Repaint and Reflow
- could happen when working with styles

Who said Pinky Street dolls are just about being cute? :P Rie was with me the whole day today and she will still be with me tomorrow when I listen to sessions on Web 2.0 technologies.

On to the pictures:

Yoko Kurama in a photo op with a girl in maid cosplay. Not sure of the character she’s cosplaying. Gomen. ^^;;

Yoko Kurama in a shot I really liked a lot.

Soul Eaters group shot

Pullips and their owners. I want a Pullip too!

Sachiko! ♥ Kaoko spotted me earlier than this shot. When I saw her later that day I just had to take a picture of Sachiko.

Eureka 7 cosplayers!!! ♥ I love Eureka 7 and so I just had to follow these girls and take their photos. Anemone and Eureka without Dominic and Renton. I would have liked to see Renton and Dominic too!

My sister and her BIG FLUFFY PIYOPIYO PLUSHIE FTW!!!!!!!!! Of course, she really had to buy this plushie. She couldn’t resist. And it was cheap too! It was just 350pesos.

Shaider and Ultraman

Rock on~!


Mojo Jojo

Not sure about the anime/game/manga they’re from but they look cute ne?

Random photos I took simply because I liked what they were wearing:

For more of the Toy Con pics I took, you could check them out in my Flickr photo set of ToyCon 2008.

I regret the following about the ToyCon though:

1. There is no Kalye Pinky booth
2. I wasn’t there early enough to check if there were Re-ment stuff for sale.
3. I didn’t buy a Manikako doll kit. :( But Sean that his cousin ran that booth and he’d give word about my interest!
4. I didn’t see Stikfas :(I suppose there were Stikfas there but because of the crowd, I didn’t see any.
5. I didn’t bring my other officemates along with me because they’d enjoy seeing all those cosplays and toys.
6. I didn’t see Kel and Sean

Things I am happy about yesterday’s ToyCon:

1. I got a 2oz Sculpey Premo pack for testing.
2. My sister got a cute Piyopiyo
3. We saw lots of cute plushies!!!!! My eyes were checking them out!
4. I ran into some of my online contacts and a few RL buddies.
5. I saw a booth showcasing the works of Alfredo Alcala.
6. I saw HardGay and his bouncers

Maybe next year? I suppose there’d be better stuff! And I’d watch out for them

Anyhow, on to the pictures from Mangaholix. I only got pictures of people walking around and those who were having photo-ops with people using awesome DSLRs.

Not that much pictures. In any case I must add that I loved a particular Lolita outfit:

I am not sure if her dress is branded but it looks it. Anyhow, I was too shy to ask. I just had to take her picture even if her headpiece was already off her head. I think the rose just made her look even prettier.

Other high points of the event: Urbandub had 4 songs. They played towards the announcement of winners. Awesome! I got the autographs of Lalay and Gabby of Urbandub. Ureshii~! I wish JM was there because he’s the one who enjoys their music than myself.

I’d like to cosplay again one of these days. Waah~! I had fun in Mangaholix and will love to go to another con one of these days.