Yehuda, I have purchased the MEAP version but is it possible to get the files that go with chapter 8 as they are not downloadable yet from Manning's website
Regards, Dave Buchholz I-CRE8 <http://www.i-cre8.co.uk/> http://www.i-cre8.co.uk Skype ID: I-CRE8 _____ From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yehuda Katz Sent: 01 November 2007 08:52 To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Subject: [jQuery] Re: Reminder: Last few hours to save 30% on jQuery in Action BETA The book covers jQuery 1.2. The book got started pre-1.2, but we did a full-pass of the entire book to update it for 1.2. It also includes jQuery UI and livequery in Chapter 9, which are relatively new. Having done a ton of the research for the book, I can tell you that in addition to the book covering motivation (why the library does what it does) that you won't get anywhere else, there's a fair bit of material that was gleaned from a combination of disparate online documentation and reading the source code itself. My favorite feature in this book is the "lab pages," which are online pages that allow you to experiment with concepts taught in the book. For instance, we have a selector lab that allows you to specify a selector, and see which elements are selected. The lab pages are tightly integrated into the book narrative, so you really get a lot of value in a format that is not available anywhere else. Also, the book has a number of full-chapter examples (Ajax comes to mind), which will help you tackle writing a full app start-to-finish, including minor issues that can get lost when writing a high-level overview. So check it out. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised :-D -- Yehuda On 10/31/07, Fred Janon <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Hi, What version of jQuery does the book cover? It would be nice if Manning decided to show an excerpt of another chapter (or part of) than the introduction. For the introduction, we can go to the jQuery web site, but show me what's the real meat of the book? What does this book have that I can't find easily somewhere else? Hard to tell from the Table of Contents. I love books and I buy lots of them, but it's getting hard to buy a book and discover that it's either almost obsolete when it comes out because 2 versions of the software came out before the book is in the stores or the book doesn't address much more than what's on the web site, hence the book publishing market shrinking. Thanks Fred On 11/1/07, Yehuda Katz < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Hey guys, I'm really proud of how well jQuery in Action has been selling over the past few weeks, and how much feedback I've been getting from the community. If you haven't gotten a chance to purchase it, I just wanted to let you know that the 30% off coupon code expires tonight (not sure if it's EST or PST...). Get the book at: <http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=485_93> http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=485_93 Use coupon code JQM30 for 30% off! -- Yehuda Katz Web Developer | Procore Technologies (ph) 718.877.1325 -- Yehuda Katz Web Developer | Procore Technologies (ph) 718.877.1325
