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Credit: Bookmarklets Website; some modified by JBS
Description
Bookmarklets are small pieces of JavaScript code that can do useful work in
a short space
Background
Bookmarklets can be added to any tag that has a href= reference.
The bookmarklets look like this simple Hello World example:
<a href="javascript://some few lines of
javascript code>Template</a> or to be specific -
<a href=javascript:alert('Hello World');>Hello World</a> becomes
this:
Hello World
The red template shows how bookmarklets work in general. We have used the
a-anchor tag here but it could just have well been a div or span.
The best way to understand bookmarklets is to try a few and see how they
work:
List All Links
Send Location by eMail
Key features
The nice thing about bookmarklets is not only that they illustrate tight coding
in JavaScript; but also they can be bookmarked and then used over and over
again in your browser - in effect adding to its usability. Here is how to
do it:
In Internet Explorer: Right click directly on the bookmarklet; then select Add to Favorites...
In Netscape: Right click again directly on the bookmarklet; then select Add Bookmark
Its a classic case of marketing - Try them, you'll like them.
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