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(Other) Complete list of keyboard commands for the New York Times' Article Skimmer

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:10:52 GMT

Since I am researching the [NYT Article Skimmer](http://prototype.nytimes.com/gst/articleSkimmer/) anyhow, I thought I would share the complete list of keyboard commands, as extracted from the JavaScript source. Note that W enables 'single page application' mode for uber-ajaxiness :)

(Perl) Automated UI test with Selenium-RC, WWW::Selenium and Test::More

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:49:16 GMT

In order for this to work, the Selenium-RC server must be running. See also the tutorial at http://search.cpan.org/~mschwern/Test-Simple-0.71/lib/Test/Tutorial.pod

(JavaScript) Write to browser's error console

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:13:00 GMT

Display an error message in the browser's error console. JavaScript 1.5 and up.

(JavaScript) Save application state in a cookie

Wed, 02 May 2007 14:13:52 GMT

A variant of this code is in use on the My Organizer app at http://collegeboard.com/student/index.html?student

(JavaScript) clear form field on first focus (inline version)

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:53:16 GMT

The unobtrusive version requires an onload statement. Doing that in a backward-compatible fashion can be a pain in the ass. So here is an inline version for use with older code. This should work "out of the box" with any browser that has javascript.

(JavaScript) clear form field on first focus

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:52:51 GMT