Added "Introduction to Events" chapter #102
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I think you've done a great job of putting together an events introduction that we can build on. I would say that my initial impressions are it isn't overly verbose and from a beginner's perspective they do get what they need to grasp the basics from this piece. @ajpiano - I imagine we'll be building on this material significantly during the rest of the section. Does this look okay to you content-wise? (pending further technical review, I'll have a deeper look shortly) |
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| Web pages are all about interaction. Users move their mice over the page, click on elements, type in textboxes, etc. All of these are examples of events. In addition to user events, there are a slew of others that occur, like when the page is loaded, when video begins playing or is paused, etc. Whenever something interesting occurs on the page, an event is fired, meaning that the browser basically announces that something has happened. It's this announcement that allows developers to "listen" for events and react to them appropriately. |
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This is a great start, I've provided some things to work through above, please let me know if you have any questions. Like @addyosmani said above, some of this may end up being harvested out into other sections, but let's just flesh it out for now. |
- Revised tone in some areas - Added an example using `addEventListener` and explained how jQuery abstracts away browser inconsistencies - Reordered some sections for better flow - Went a bit more in-depth on `stopPropagation`
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I've made the requested adjustments and committed them. @ajpiano, let me know if you think anything else needs modified. |
Added "Introduction to Events" chapter
Added "Introduction to Events" chapter
Added a chapter to introduce users to events in jQuery (in response to issue #79). Perhaps it's a bit too verbose for an introductory chapter though?