Oh, one more thing,

$qty_field.val($qty_field.val()-1);

Is concatenating as a string, not adding! Just a small point, and
nothing compared to  the errors I'd make in coding without any
testing!!

Cheers,

Dan.

On 8/21/07, Dan Eastwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, not at all, many thanks to both - I still don't think it's beaten,
> but I'll have another look with what you and Jonathon's examples have
> given me (by example) in my understanding of chaining jquery.
>
> Jonathon's is very elegant, but needs some debugging to get it to work
> - I think I need to work through yours though, to cut the timing down,
> as it's still taking a while.
>
> If you have any further thoughts, though let me know...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan.
>
> On 8/21/07, Erik Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > heh, I took so long writing my reply, a bunch of other people replied in the
> > mean time. Anyways, I suggest you use firebug (console.time/console.timeEnd)
> > to see how long each version takes.
> >
> > --Erik
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 8/21/07, Erik Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > You do a lot of repetitive selecting. Something like this might help
> > (untested):
> > >
> > > $('td
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]').filter('[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]')
> > >   .after('<img src="images/buttons/button_minus.gif"
> > alt="-" /><img src="images/buttons/button_plus.gif" alt="+"
> > />')
> > >   .next().bind("click", function() {
> > >       var $qty_field =
> > $(this).siblings('[EMAIL PROTECTED]');
> > >
> > >       if ($qty_field.val() > 0 ) {
> > >           $qty_field.val($qty_field.val()-1);
> > >       }
> > >   })
> > >   .next().bind("click", function() {
> > >       var $qty_field =
> > $(this).siblings('[EMAIL PROTECTED]');
> > >
> > >       $qty_field.val($qty_field.val()+1);
> > >   });
> > > $("table.summarytable tr:even").addClass("odd");
> > >
> > > I removed the increment/decrement classes from the images to make the code
> > more readable and because I'm not using them for selection anymore. If you
> > need them there for styling or something, just add them back.
> > >
> > > Also, here's another version that may or may not be faster:
> > >
> > > $('td
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]').filter('[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]')
> > >   .after('<img src="images/buttons/button_minus.gif"
> > alt="-" /><img src="images/buttons/button_plus.gif" alt="+"
> > />')
> > >   .each(function() {
> > >       var $qty_field = $(this);
> > >       $qty_field.siblings('img').bind('click', function()
> > {
> > >           if(this.alt == '+') {
> > >               $qty_field.val($qty_field.val()+1);
> > >           } else if(this.alt == '-') {
> > >               if ($qty_field.val() > 0 ) {
> > >                   $qty_field.val($qty_field.val()-1);
> > >               }
> > >           }
> > >       });
> > >   });
> > >
> > > $("table.summarytable tr:even").addClass("odd");
> > > Good luck with it.
> > >
> > > --Erik
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/21/07, Dan Eastwell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm doing an order form for a bookstore. The order form has over 500
> > > > items in it, so jquery runs slowly.
> > > >
> > > > There is no way I can change the number of items, it's a given and a
> > > > piece of business 'logic'.
> > > >
> > > > The jquery I have comprises four simple functions to add
> > > > increment/decrement buttons to the order form to increase quantities,
> > > > and a jquery addClass call to add pajama/zebra stripes to the table.
> > > > There are two quantity fields (again for business reasons), so that's
> > > > over a 1000 items.
> > > >
> > > >
> > http://test2.danieleastwell.co.uk/test2/master_order_test.html
> > > >
> > > > The problem is it causes a 'script hanging' error IE7 on, I'm
> > > > guessing, slower machines (not mine), and takes ~10secs in Firefox2
> > > > (with firebug/validation tools) to load.
> > > >
> > > > Is there any way I can optimize this to load any more quickly, or do I
> > > > need to give up on scripting to add the items and their functionality?
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Dan.
> > > >
> > > > $(document).ready(function() {
> > > >
> > > >         addPlusMinus("td
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]@type=text]");
> > > >         addPlusMinus("td
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]@type=text]");
> > > >         increment("#order_form img.increment");
> > > >         decrement("#order_form img.decrement");
> > > >         $("table.summarytable tr:even").addClass("odd");
> > > >
> > > > });
> > > >
> > > > function addPlusMinus(input_text){
> > > >         $(input_text).each( function(){
> > > >                 $(this).after("<img
> > src='images/buttons/button_minus.gif' alt='-'
> > > > class=\"decrement\" /><img
> > src='images/buttons/button_plus.gif'
> > > > alt='+' class=\"increment\" />");
> > > >         });
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > function increment(image_button) {
> > > >         $(image_button).bind("click", function() {
> > > >                 qty_field =
> > $(this).parent("td").find("[EMAIL PROTECTED]");
> > > >                 var numValue = $(qty_field).val();
> > > >                 numValue++;
> > > >                 $(qty_field).val(numValue);
> > > >         });
> > > > }
> > > > function decrement(image_button) {
> > > >         $(image_button).bind("click", function() {
> > > >                 qty_field =
> > $(this).parent("td").find("[EMAIL PROTECTED]");
> > > >                 var numValue = $(qty_field).val();
> > > >                 if (numValue > 0 ) {
> > > >                 numValue--;
> > > >                 }
> > > >                 $(qty_field).val(numValue);
> > > >         });
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Daniel Eastwell
> > > >
> > > > Portfolio and articles:
> > > > http://www.thoughtballoon.co.uk
> > > >
> > > > Blog:
> > > > http://www.thoughtballoon.co.uk/blog
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Daniel Eastwell
>
> Portfolio and articles:
> http://www.thoughtballoon.co.uk
>
> Blog:
> http://www.thoughtballoon.co.uk/blog
>


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