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Title: JavaScript Tools for Drupal
Contributor: Nedjo Rogers
Contributor URL: http://drupal.org/user/4481
Date Uploaded: January 30, 2009
Description: This module provides a common set of methods extending those available in Drupal core for JavaScript and Ajax module development in Drupal.

Title: The JavaScript Chronicles
Contributor: Thomas Valentine
Contributor URL: http://www.wdvl.com/
Date Uploaded: January 28, 2009
Description: Want to make your page pop? JavaScript may be the answer. Check out this in-depth series, which covers JavaScript from A-Z.

Title: Dynamic JavaScript Form Validation
Contributor: Michael Leigeber
Contributor URL: http://www.leigeber.com/
Date Uploaded: January 26, 2009
Description: This lightweight form validation script allows you to easily add attractive validation messages to your forms. There is no markup to add on your existing page. Just call the inlineMsg() function when you wish to display a message. The position of the form element (or any other element) is dynamically calculated.

Title: Coupling Async Scripts
Contributor: Steve Souders
Contributor URL: http://www.stevesouders.com/
Date Uploaded: January 23, 2009
Description: This article discusses two parallel issues: how async scripts make the page load faster, and how async scripts and inline scripts can be coupled using a variation of John Resig’s Degrading Script Tags pattern.

Title: Enable Submit Button
Contributor: David Walsh
Contributor URL: http://davidwalsh.name/
Date Uploaded: January 21, 2009
Description: This small script will disable the submit button and then re-enable it after a period of time. Useful for preventing duplicate submittals but also allows resubmission, if needed.

Title: Venkman JavaScript Debugger
Contributor: Mozilla.org
Contributor URL: http://www.mozilla.org/
Date Uploaded: January 16, 2009
Description: As Mozilla's JavaScript debugger, Venkman aims to provide a powerful JavaScript debugging environment for Gecko-based browsers. Firefox users can download the Venkman extension.

Title: Overview of Popular JavaScript Frameworks - ASP.NET Ajax
Contributor: Rob Gravelle
Contributor URL: http://www.webreference.com/
Date Uploaded: January 14, 2009
Description: This is the last installment of a JavaScript frameworks overview series. This tutorial highlights the main features of Microsoft's ASP.NET Ajax Framework, including controls, JavaScript Type extensions, asynchronous communications and debugging capabilities.

Title: Verify E-mail Address
Contributor: William Bontrager
Contributor URL: http://www.willmaster.com/
Date Uploaded: January 12, 2009
Description: Collecting e-mail addresses in a form are important as they are generally the only method of contacting the user. This script will verify an e-mail address is entered correctly by requiring the user to re-enter the address, checking to make sure there is no typographical error. This script can also be used for passwords or other information that must be verified before being submitted.

Title: Modifying an Element on the Fly
Contributor: Yehuda Shiran
Contributor URL: http://www.webreference.com/js/
Date Uploaded: January 9, 2009
Description: You can change an HTML element by setting one of the four inner/outer properties.

Title: Custom Alert Box
Contributor: Steve Chipman
Contributor URL: http://slayeroffice.com/
Date Uploaded: January 7, 2009
Description: Create your own alert boxes, customized to match your site. Use this script to override the default window.alert method of a browser. Easy to implement and customize.