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insert a function inside an event jquery

i'm trying to insert a function inside this jquery event. This is the event
$(":checkbox").on('change', function() {
$.fn.myFunction();
})
and this is myFunction
$.fn.myFunction = function() {
alert('ciao');
if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
InputInserireInput = $(this).parent().parent().parent().find('.inserirePrezzoDiv');
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('select').prop('value','0');
$(this).find('button').css('background-color','#c31432')
var checkbox = $(this);
InputInserireInput.removeClass('hidden');
var checkboxSelected = $(this).attr('id');
var nomeServizio = ($(this).next('label').text());
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('.titoloPiega').css('color', 'black')
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('button').css('margin-top', -50)
var titleLabel = $(this).closest('div');
var titleSelect = $(titleLabel).parent().parent().find('.titoloPiega');
var option1 = $(titleLabel).parent().parent().find('.option1');
var option2 = $(titleLabel).parent().parent().find('.option2');
var selectOption = ($(titleLabel).parent().parent().find('select'));
var selectOptionID = ($(titleLabel).parent().parent().find('select').attr('id'));
$(selectOption).on('change', function () {
var selectedOption = $(selectOption).prop('value');
if (selectedOption == 1 && checkbox.is(':checked')) {
InputInserireInput.addClass('hidden');
option2.addClass('hidden');
option1.removeClass('hidden');
}
if (selectedOption == 2 && checkbox.is(':checked')) {
InputInserireInput.addClass('hidden');
option1.removeClass('hidden');
option2.removeClass('hidden');
}
if (selectedOption == 0 && checkbox.is(':checked')) {
InputInserireInput.removeClass('hidden');
option1.addClass('hidden');
option2.addClass('hidden');
}
});
} else {
$('.inserirePrezzoDiv').addClass('hidden');
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('.titoloPiega').css('color', '#a5a6a7');
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('select').prop('value','0');
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('.option1').addClass('hidden');
$(this).closest('div').parent().parent().find('.option2').addClass('hidden');
$('.bottoneCss6').css('margin-bottom', 0)
}
};
The first allert work but then all the if statement i thik doesn' match with the event declared before the function. Can anyone help me?

try by replacing :
$(":checkbox").on('change', function() {
$(this).myFunction()
})
you will pass the this (current checkbox) scope to myFunction

JQuery: How to refactor JQuery interaction with interface?

The question is very simple but also a bit theoretical.
Let's imagine you have a long JQuery script which modifies and animate the graphics of the web site. It's objective is to handle the UI. The UI has to be responsive so the real need for this JQuery is to mix some state of visualization (sportlist visible / not visible) with some need due to Responsive UI.
Thinking from an MVC / AngularJS point of view. How should a programmer handle that?
How to refactor JS / JQuery code to implement separation of concerns described by MVC / AngularJS?
I provide an example of JQuery code to speak over something concrete.
$.noConflict();
jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
/*variables*/
var sliderMenuVisible = false;
/*dom object variables*/
var $document = $(document);
var $window = $(window);
var $pageHost = $(".page-host");
var $sportsList = $("#sports-list");
var $mainBody = $("#mainBody");
var $toTopButtonContainer = $('#to-top-button-container');
/*eventHandlers*/
var displayError = function (form, error) {
$("#error").html(error).removeClass("hidden");
};
var calculatePageLayout = function () {
$pageHost.height($(window).height());
if ($window.width() > 697) {
$sportsList.removeAttr("style");
$mainBody
.removeAttr("style")
.unbind('touchmove')
.removeClass('stop-scroll');
if ($(".betslip-access-button")[0]) {
$(".betslip-access-button").fadeIn(500);
}
sliderMenuVisible = false;
} else {
$(".betslip-access-button").fadeOut(500);
}
};
var formSubmitHandler = function (e) {
var $form = $(this);
// We check if jQuery.validator exists on the form
if (!$form.valid || $form.valid()) {
$.post($form.attr("action"), $form.serializeArray())
.done(function (json) {
json = json || {};
// In case of success, we redirect to the provided URL or the same page.
if (json.success) {
window.location = json.redirect || location.href;
} else if (json.error) {
displayError($form, json.error);
}
})
.error(function () {
displayError($form, "Login service not available, please try again later.");
});
}
// Prevent the normal behavior since we opened the dialog
e.preventDefault();
};
//preliminary functions//
$window.on("load", calculatePageLayout);
$window.on("resize", calculatePageLayout);
//$(document).on("click","a",function (event) {
// event.preventDefault();
// window.location = $(this).attr("href");
//});
/*evet listeners*/
$("#login-form").submit(formSubmitHandler);
$("section.navigation").on("shown hidden", ".collapse", function (e) {
var $icon = $(this).parent().children("button").children("i").first();
if (!$icon.hasClass("icon-spin")) {
if (e.type === "shown") {
$icon.removeClass("icon-caret-right").addClass("icon-caret-down");
} else {
$icon.removeClass("icon-caret-down").addClass("icon-caret-right");
}
}
toggleBackToTopButton();
e.stopPropagation();
});
$(".collapse[data-src]").on("show", function () {
var $this = $(this);
if (!$this.data("loaded")) {
var $icon = $this.parent().children("button").children("i").first();
$icon.removeClass("icon-caret-right icon-caret-down").addClass("icon-refresh icon-spin");
console.log("added class - " + $icon.parent().html());
$this.load($this.data("src"), function () {
$this.data("loaded", true);
$icon.removeClass("icon-refresh icon-spin icon-caret-right").addClass("icon-caret-down");
console.log("removed class - " + $icon.parent().html());
});
}
toggleBackToTopButton();
});
$("#sports-list-button").on("click", function (e)
{
if (!sliderMenuVisible)
{
$sportsList.animate({ left: "0" }, 500);
$mainBody.animate({ left: "85%" }, 500)
.bind('touchmove', function (e2) { e2.preventDefault(); })
.addClass('stop-scroll');
$(".betslip-access-button").fadeOut(500);
sliderMenuVisible = true;
}
else
{
$sportsList.animate({ left: "-85%" }, 500).removeAttr("style");
$mainBody.animate({ left: "0" }, 500).removeAttr("style")
.unbind('touchmove').removeClass('stop-scroll');
$(".betslip-access-button").fadeIn(500);
sliderMenuVisible = false;
}
e.preventDefault();
});
$mainBody.on("click", function (e) {
if (sliderMenuVisible) {
$sportsList.animate({ left: "-85%" }, 500).removeAttr("style");
$mainBody.animate({ left: "0" }, 500)
.removeAttr("style")
.unbind('touchmove')
.removeClass('stop-scroll');
$(".betslip-access-button").fadeIn(500);
sliderMenuVisible = false;
e.stopPropagation();
e.preventDefault();
}
});
$document.on("click", "div.event-info", function () {
if (!sliderMenuVisible) {
var url = $(this).data("url");
if (url) {
window.location = url;
}
}
});
function whatDecimalSeparator() {
var n = 1.1;
n = n.toLocaleString().substring(1, 2);
return n;
}
function getValue(textBox) {
var value = textBox.val();
var separator = whatDecimalSeparator();
var old = separator == "," ? "." : ",";
var converted = parseFloat(value.replace(old, separator));
return converted;
}
$(document).on("click", "a.selection", function (e) {
if (sliderMenuVisible) {
return;
}
var $this = $(this);
var isLive = $this.data("live");
var url = "/" + _language + "/BetSlip/Add/" + $this.data("selection") + "?odds=" + $this.data("odds") + "&live=" + isLive;
var urlHoveringBtn = "/" + _language + '/BetSlip/AddHoveringButton/' + $this.data("selection") + "?odds=" + $this.data("odds") + "&live=" + isLive;
$.ajax(urlHoveringBtn).done(function (dataBtn) {
if ($(".betslip-access-button").length == 0 && dataBtn.length > 0) {
$("body").append(dataBtn);
}
});
$.ajax(url).done(function (data) {
if ($(".betslip-access").length == 0 && data.length > 0) {
$(".navbar").append(data);
$pageHost.addClass("betslipLinkInHeader");
var placeBetText = $("#live-betslip-popup").data("placebettext");
var continueText = $("#live-betslip-popup").data("continuetext");
var useQuickBetLive = $("#live-betslip-popup").data("usequickbetlive").toLowerCase() == "true";
var useQuickBetPrematch = $("#live-betslip-popup").data("usequickbetprematch").toLowerCase() == "true";
if ((isLive && useQuickBetLive) || (!isLive && useQuickBetPrematch)) {
var dialog = $("#live-betslip-popup").dialog({
modal: true,
dialogClass: "fixed-dialog"
});
dialog.dialog("option", "buttons", [
{
text: placeBetText,
click: function () {
var placeBetUrl = "/" + _language + "/BetSlip/QuickBet?amount=" + getValue($("#live-betslip-popup-amount")) + "&live=" + $this.data("live");
window.location = placeBetUrl;
}
},
{
text: continueText,
click: function () {
dialog.dialog("close");
}
}
]);
}
}
if (data.length > 0) {
$this.addClass("in-betslip");
}
});
e.preventDefault();
});
$(document).on("click", "a.selection.in-betslip", function (e) {
if (sliderMenuVisible) {
return;
}
var $this = $(this);
var isLive = $this.data("live");
var url = "/" + _language + "/BetSlip/RemoveAjax/" + $this.data("selection") + "?odds=" + $this.data("odds") + "&live=" + isLive;
$.ajax(url).done(function (data) {
if (data.success) {
$this.removeClass("in-betslip");
if (data.selections == 0) {
$(".betslip-access").remove();
$(".betslip-access-button").remove();
$(".page-host").removeClass("betslipLinkInHeader");
}
}
});
e.preventDefault();
});
$("section.betslip .total-stake button.live-betslip-popup-plusminus").click(function (e) {
if (sliderMenuVisible) {
return;
}
e.preventDefault();
var action = $(this).data("action");
var amount = parseFloat($(this).data("amount"));
if (!isNumeric(amount)) amount = 1;
var totalStake = $("#live-betslip-popup-amount").val();
if (isNumeric(totalStake)) {
totalStake = parseFloat(totalStake);
} else {
totalStake = 0;
}
if (action == "decrease") {
if (totalStake < 1.21) {
totalStake = 1.21;
}
totalStake -= amount;
} else if (action == "increase") {
totalStake += amount;
}
$("#live-betslip-popup-amount").val(totalStake);
});
toggleBackToTopButton();
function toggleBackToTopButton() {
isScrollable() ? $toTopButtonContainer.show() : $toTopButtonContainer.hide();
}
$("#to-top-button").on("click", function () { $("#mainBody").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }); });
function isScrollable() {
return $("section.navigation").height() > $(window).height() + 93;
}
var isNumeric = function (string) {
return !isNaN(string) && isFinite(string) && string != "";
};
function enableQuickBet() {
}
});

My steps in such cases are:
First of all write (at least) one controller
Replace all eventhandler with ng-directives (ng-click most of all)
Pull the view state out of the controller with ng-style and ng-class. In most of all cases ng-show and ng-hide will be sufficed
If there is code that will be used more than once, consider writing a directive.
And code that has nothing todo with the view state - put the code in a service
write unit tests (i guess there is no one until now:) )

JavaScript Preventing User Text Selection

Something in this Curtains.js plug-in is preventing user text selection on my page. When I comment it out, I'm able to select text, when I put it back in, I'm not. Can someone identify it and tell me how to fix it? I'm at my wit's end.
<script>
/*
* Curtain.js - Create an unique page transitioning system
* ---
* Version: 2
* Copyright 2011, Victor Coulon (http://victorcoulon.fr)
* Released under the MIT Licence
*/
(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {
var pluginName = 'curtain',
defaults = {
scrollSpeed: 400,
bodyHeight: 0,
linksArray: [],
mobile: false,
scrollButtons: {},
controls: null,
curtainLinks: '.curtain-links',
enableKeys: true,
easing: 'swing',
disabled: false,
nextSlide: function() {},
prevSlide: function() {}
};
// The actual plugin constructor
function Plugin( element, options ) {
var self = this;
// Public attributes
this.element = element;
this.options = $.extend( {}, defaults, options) ;
this._defaults = defaults;
this._name = pluginName;
this._ignoreHashChange = false;
this.init();
}
Plugin.prototype = {
init: function () {
var self = this;
// Cache element
this.$element = $(this.element);
this.$li = $(this.element).find('>li');
this.$liLength = this.$li.length;
self.$windowHeight = $(window).height();
self.$elDatas = {};
self.$document = $(document);
self.$window = $(window);
self.webkit = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Chrome') > -1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari") > -1);
$.Android = (navigator.userAgent.match(/Android/i));
$.iPhone = ((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i)));
$.iPad = ((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)));
$.iOs4 = (/OS [1-4]_[0-9_]+ like Mac OS X/i.test(navigator.userAgent));
if($.iPhone || $.iPad || $.Android || self.options.disabled){
this.options.mobile = true;
this.$li.css({position:'relative'});
this.$element.find('.fixed').css({position:'absolute'});
}
if(this.options.mobile){
this.scrollEl = this.$element;
} else if($.browser.mozilla || $.browser.msie) {
this.scrollEl = $('html');
} else {
this.scrollEl = $('body');
}
if(self.options.controls){
self.options.scrollButtons['up'] = $(self.options.controls).find('[href="#up"]');
self.options.scrollButtons['down'] = $(self.options.controls).find('[href="#down"]');
if(!$.iOs4 && ($.iPhone || $.iPad)){
self.$element.css({
position:'fixed',
top:0,
left:0,
right:0,
bottom:0,
'-webkit-overflow-scrolling':'touch',
overflow:'auto'
});
$(self.options.controls).css({position:'absolute'});
}
}
// When all image is loaded
var callbackImageLoaded = function(){
self.setDimensions();
self.$li.eq(0).addClass('current');
self.setCache();
if(!self.options.mobile){
if(self.$li.eq(1).length)
self.$li.eq(1).nextAll().addClass('hidden');
}
self.setEvents();
self.setLinks();
self.isHashIsOnList(location.hash.substring(1));
};
if(self.$element.find('img').length)
self.imageLoaded(callbackImageLoaded);
else
callbackImageLoaded();
},
// Events
scrollToPosition: function (direction){
var position = null,
self = this;
if(self.scrollEl.is(':animated')){
return false;
}
if(direction === 'up' || direction == 'down'){
// Keyboard event
var $next = (direction === 'up') ? self.$current.prev() : self.$current.next();
// Step in the current panel ?
if(self.$step){
if(!self.$current.find('.current-step').length){
self.$step.eq(0).addClass('current-step');
}
var $nextStep = (direction === 'up') ? self.$current.find('.current-step').prev('.step') : self.$current.find('.current-step').next('.step');
if($nextStep.length) {
position = (self.options.mobile) ? $nextStep.position().top + self.$elDatas[self.$current.index()]['data-position'] : $nextStep.position().top + self.$elDatas[self.$current.index()]['data-position'];
}
}
position = position || ((self.$elDatas[$next.index()] === undefined) ? null : self.$elDatas[$next.index()]['data-position']);
if(position !== null){
self.scrollEl.animate({
scrollTop: position
}, self.options.scrollSpeed, self.options.easing);
}
} else if(direction === 'top'){
self.scrollEl.animate({
scrollTop:0
}, self.options.scrollSpeed, self.options.easing);
} else if(direction === 'bottom'){
self.scrollEl.animate({
scrollTop:self.options.bodyHeight
}, self.options.scrollSpeed, self.options.easing);
} else {
var index = $("#"+direction).index(),
speed = Math.abs(self.currentIndex-index) * (this.options.scrollSpeed*4) / self.$liLength;
self.scrollEl.animate({
scrollTop:self.$elDatas[index]['data-position'] || null
}, (speed <= self.options.scrollSpeed) ? self.options.scrollSpeed : speed, this.options.easing);
}
},
scrollEvent: function() {
var self = this,
docTop = self.$document.scrollTop();
if(docTop < self.currentP && self.currentIndex > 0){
// Scroll to top
self._ignoreHashChange = true;
if(self.$current.prev().attr('id'))
self.setHash(self.$current.prev().attr('id'));
self.$current
.removeClass('current')
.css( (self.webkit) ? {'-webkit-transform': 'translateY(0px) translateZ(0)'} : {marginTop: 0} )
.nextAll().addClass('hidden').end()
.prev().addClass('current').removeClass('hidden');
self.setCache();
self.options.prevSlide();
} else if(docTop < (self.currentP + self.currentHeight)){
// Animate the current pannel during the scroll
if(self.webkit)
self.$current.css({'-webkit-transform': 'translateY('+(-(docTop-self.currentP))+'px) translateZ(0)' });
else
self.$current.css({marginTop: -(docTop-self.currentP) });
// If there is a fixed element in the current panel
if(self.$fixedLength){
var dataTop = parseInt(self.$fixed.attr('data-top'), 10);
if(docTop + self.$windowHeight >= self.currentP + self.currentHeight){
self.$fixed.css({
position: 'fixed'
});
} else {
self.$fixed.css({
position: 'absolute',
marginTop: Math.abs(docTop-self.currentP)
});
}
}
// If there is a step element in the current panel
if(self.$stepLength){
$.each(self.$step, function(i,el){
if(($(el).position().top+self.currentP) <= docTop+5 && $(el).position().top + self.currentP + $(el).height() >= docTop+5){
if(!$(el).hasClass('current-step')){
self.$step.removeClass('current-step');
$(el).addClass('current-step');
return false;
}
}
});
}
if(self.parallaxBg){
self.$current.css({
'background-position-y': docTop * self.parallaxBg
});
}
if(self.$fade.length){
self.$fade.css({
'opacity': 1-(docTop/ self.$fade.attr('data-fade'))
});
}
if(self.$slowScroll.length){
self.$slowScroll.css({
'margin-top' : (docTop / self.$slowScroll.attr('data-slow-scroll'))
});
}
} else {
// Scroll bottom
self._ignoreHashChange = true;
if(self.$current.next().attr('id'))
self.setHash(self.$current.next().attr('id'));
self.$current.removeClass('current')
.addClass('hidden')
.next('li').addClass('current').next('li').removeClass('hidden');
self.setCache();
self.options.nextSlide();
}
},
scrollMobileEvent: function() {
var self = this,
docTop = self.$element.scrollTop();
if(docTop+10 < self.currentP && self.currentIndex > 0){
// Scroll to top
self._ignoreHashChange = true;
if(self.$current.prev().attr('id'))
self.setHash(self.$current.prev().attr('id'));
self.$current.removeClass('current').prev().addClass('current');
self.setCache();
self.options.prevSlide();
} else if(docTop+10 < (self.currentP + self.currentHeight)){
// If there is a step element in the current panel
if(self.$stepLength){
$.each(self.$step, function(i,el){
if(($(el).position().top+self.currentP) <= docTop && (($(el).position().top+self.currentP) + $(el).outerHeight()) >= docTop){
if(!$(el).hasClass('current-step')){
self.$step.removeClass('current-step');
$(el).addClass('current-step');
}
}
});
}
} else {
// Scroll bottom
self._ignoreHashChange = true;
if(self.$current.next().attr('id'))
self.setHash(self.$current.next().attr('id'));
self.$current.removeClass('current').next().addClass('current');
self.setCache();
self.options.nextSlide();
}
},
// Setters
setDimensions: function(){
var self = this,
levelHeight = 0,
cover = false,
height = null;
self.$windowHeight = self.$window.height();
this.$li.each(function(index) {
var $self = $(this);
cover = $self.hasClass('cover');
if(cover){
$self.css({height: self.$windowHeight, zIndex: 999-index})
.attr('data-height',self.$windowHeight)
.attr('data-position',levelHeight);
self.$elDatas[$self.index()] = {
'data-height': parseInt(self.$windowHeight,10),
'data-position': parseInt(levelHeight, 10)
};
levelHeight += self.$windowHeight;
} else{
height = ($self.outerHeight() <= self.$windowHeight) ? self.$windowHeight : $self.outerHeight();
$self.css({minHeight: height, zIndex: 999-index})
.attr('data-height',height)
.attr('data-position',levelHeight);
self.$elDatas[$self.index()] = {
'data-height': parseInt(height, 10),
'data-position': parseInt(levelHeight, 10)
};
levelHeight += height;
}
if($self.find('.fixed').length){
var top = $self.find('.fixed').css('top');
$self.find('.fixed').attr('data-top', top);
}
});
if(!this.options.mobile)
this.setBodyHeight();
},
setEvents: function() {
var self = this;
$(window).on('resize', function(){
self.setDimensions();
});
if(self.options.mobile) {
self.$element.on('scroll', function(){
self.scrollMobileEvent();
});
} else {
self.$window.on('scroll', function(){
self.scrollEvent();
});
}
if(self.options.enableKeys) {
self.$document.on('keydown', function(e){
if(e.keyCode === 38 || e.keyCode === 37) {
self.scrollToPosition('up');
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
if(e.keyCode === 40 || e.keyCode === 39){
self.scrollToPosition('down');
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
// Home button
if(e.keyCode === 36){
self.scrollToPosition('top');
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
// End button
if(e.keyCode === 35){
self.scrollToPosition('bottom');
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
});
}
if(self.options.scrollButtons){
if(self.options.scrollButtons.up){
self.options.scrollButtons.up.on('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
self.scrollToPosition('up');
});
}
if(self.options.scrollButtons.down){
self.options.scrollButtons.down.on('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
self.scrollToPosition('down');
});
}
}
if(self.options.curtainLinks){
$(self.options.curtainLinks).on('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
var href = $(this).attr('href');
if(!self.isHashIsOnList(href.substring(1)) && position)
return false;
var position = self.$elDatas[$(href).index()]['data-position'] || null;
if(position){
self.scrollEl.animate({
scrollTop:position
}, self.options.scrollSpeed, self.options.easing);
}
return false;
});
}
self.$window.on("hashchange", function(event){
if(self._ignoreHashChange === false){
self.isHashIsOnList(location.hash.substring(1));
}
self._ignoreHashChange = false;
});
},
setBodyHeight: function(){
var h = 0;
for (var key in this.$elDatas) {
var obj = this.$elDatas[key];
h += obj['data-height'];
}
this.options.bodyHeight = h;
$('body').height(h);
},
setLinks: function(){
var self = this;
this.$li.each(function() {
var id = $(this).attr('id') || 0;
self.options.linksArray.push(id);
});
},
setHash: function(hash){
// "HARD FIX"
el = $('[href=#'+hash+']');
el.parent().siblings('li').removeClass('active');
el.parent().addClass('active');
if(history.pushState) {
history.pushState(null, null, '#'+hash);
}
else {
location.hash = hash;
}
},
setCache: function(){
var self = this;
self.$current = self.$element.find('.current');
self.$fixed = self.$current.find('.fixed');
self.$fixedLength = self.$fixed.length;
self.$step = self.$current.find('.step');
self.$stepLength = self.$step.length;
self.currentIndex = self.$current.index();
self.currentP = self.$elDatas[self.currentIndex]['data-position'];
self.currentHeight = self.$elDatas[self.currentIndex]['data-height'];
self.parallaxBg = self.$current.attr('data-parallax-background');
self.$fade = self.$current.find('[data-fade]');
self.$slowScroll = self.$current.find('[data-slow-scroll]');
},
// Utils
isHashIsOnList: function(hash){
var self = this;
$.each(self.options.linksArray, function(i,val){
if(val === hash){
self.scrollToPosition(hash);
return false;
}
});
},
readyElement: function(el,callback){
var interval = setInterval(function(){
if(el.length){
callback(el.length);
clearInterval(interval);
}
},60);
},
imageLoaded: function(callback){
var self = this,
elems = self.$element.find('img'),
len = elems.length,
blank = "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==";
elems.bind('load.imgloaded',function(){
if (--len <= 0 && this.src !== blank || $(this).not(':visible')){
elems.unbind('load.imgloaded');
callback.call(elems,this);
}
}).each(function(){
if (this.complete || this.complete === undefined){
var src = this.src;
this.src = blank;
this.src = src;
}
});
}
};
$.fn[pluginName] = function ( options ) {
return this.each(function () {
if (!$.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName)) {
$.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName, new Plugin( this, options ));
}
});
};
})( jQuery, window, document );
</script>

First you would have to tell us how you are trying to select text (mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, etc.)
I bet my bitcoins on keyboard (but I don't have any).
Must be one of those
self.$document.on('keydown', function(e){
...
e.preventDefault();
which don't even document which keys these numbers stand for.
It's e.preventDefault() which prevents the default browser action from being performed.
If you're in Chrome devtools, you can use
monitorEvents(window, 'key')
to make sense of these.
Of course this bit may help a bit:
keyCode: 38
keyIdentifier: "Up"
So the code could be written readably by use of keyIdentifier instead of keyCode.
I don't know how compatible that would be across browsers.
Be warned that keydown keyCode values are different from keypress values (which actually insert real characters). keydown key codes will vary between keyboard layouts and locales.
See http://unixpapa.com/js/key.html for disgust and enlightenment, but mostly disgust.

Global variable in jQuery plugin

Ok guys I've been working on a sort of slider for JQtouch and I have two methods in my plugin, one that builds the slider on initiation and one that rebuilds it on rotation. I use a variable called "count" that holds the number of the current slide. My issue is, I lose the variable when ever the mobile device is rotated and the "rotate" method is called.
I defined the count variable in my settings as "1" and it seems that when the rotate method is called it takes the default set "1" instead of the current slide number. Here's my plugin code; it's very long. Basically everything that is happening in my init: method, all of the swiping and sliding changing of the "count" variable doesn't carry over to the "rotate" method.
(function ($) {
var empty = {};
var settings = {
count: 1,
};
var methods = {
init: function (options, callback, defaults) {
var options = $.extend({},
settings, options || {});
return this.each(function () {
var $this = $(this);
if (options.height) {
mHeight = options.height;
} else {
mHeight = $(window).height();
}
mWidth = $(window).width();
mAmount = $('.swiper', this).length;
amount = $('.swiper', this).length;
holdWidth = mWidth * options.amount;
$('.swiper', this).height(mHeight);
$(this).height(mHeight);
$('.swiper', this).width(mWidth);
$(this).width(holdWidth);
$('.swipe_slide', this).width(holdWidth);
$('.swipe_slide', this).height(mHeight);
$('.swiper', this).each(function (i) {
var nwidth = mWidth * i;
$(this).css('left', nwidth);
});
$('.swipe_slide', this).swipe(function (evt, data) {
var amount = $('.swiper', this).length; // alert($($this).attr('id'));
if (data.direction == 'left') { //alert('count: '+options.count+" amount: "+options.amount);
if (options.count != amount) {
moveWidth = options.count * -mWidth;
$('.swipe_slide', $this).css("left", moveWidth);
options.count++
} else {
return
}
} else {
if (options.count != 1) {
moveWidth = moveWidth + mWidth;
$('.swipe_slide', $this).css("left", moveWidth);
options.count--
} else {
return
}
}
});
});
},
rotate: function (options, callback, defaults) {
var $this = $(this);
var options = $.extend({},
settings, options || {});
alert(options.count);
return this.each(function () {
if (options.height) {
mHeight = options.height;
} else {
mHeight = $(window).height();
}
mWidth = $(window).width();
mAmount = $('.swiper', this).length;
amount = $('.swiper', this).length;
holdWidth = mWidth * mAmount;
$('.swiper', this).height(mHeight);
$(this).height(mHeight);
$('.swipe_slide', this).height(mHeight);
$('.swiper', this).width(mWidth);
$(this).width(holdWidth);
$('.swipe_slide', this).width(holdWidth);
$('.swiper', this).each(function (i) {
var nwidth = mWidth * i;
$(this).css('left', nwidth);
});
newMoveWidth = options.count * $(window).width();
alert(options.count);
alert(newMoveWidth); //$('.swipe_slide',$this).css( "left" , 0 );
});
}
}
$.fn.jCarousel = function (method, options) {
if (methods[method]) {
return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
} else if (typeof method === 'object' || !method) {
return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
} else {
$.error('Method ' + method + ' does not exist on jQuery.jModalbox');
}
};
})(jQuery);

If I followed this, your problem is you're changing the value of count in the extended options, a local variable. These changes won't propagate back up to settings like you think unless you pass settings as the target. That might not be exactly what you want, but I'm pretty sure it should get you headed in the right direction:
http://jsfiddle.net/DTnW8/

JQuery placeholder HTML5 simulator

I have been using the HTML 5 placeholder and just realised that it does not work outside HTML5 devices. As you can see by the code below the placeholder is always in lowercase and the value is always in upper case.
#maphead input::-webkit-input-placeholder {
text-transform:lowercase;
}
#maphead input:-moz-placeholder {
text-transform:lowercase;
}
<input id="start" type="text" spellcheck="false" placeholder="enter your post code" style="text-transform:uppercase;" class="capital"/>
This is all fine except when dealing with non HTML 5 devices. For this I have employed a bastardised bit of javascript.
function activatePlaceholders() {
var detect = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
if (detect.indexOf("safari") > 0) return false;
var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for (var i=0;i<inputs.length;i++) {
if (inputs[i].getAttribute("type") == "text") {
var placeholder = inputs[i].getAttribute("placeholder");
if (placeholder.length > 0 || value == placeholder) {
inputs[i].value = placeholder;
inputs[i].onclick = function() {
if (this.value == this.getAttribute("placeholder")) {
this.value = "";
}
return false;
}
inputs[i].onblur = function() {
if (this.value.length < 1) {
this.value = this.getAttribute("placeholder");
$('.capital').each(function() {
var current = $(this).val();
var place = $(this).attr('placeholder');
if (current == place) {
$(this).css('text-transform','lowercase')
}
});
}
}
}
}
}
}
window.onload = function() {
activatePlaceholders();
}
Firstly this Javascript is rancid. There must be an easier JQuery way. Now although this above does work (reasonably) it does not respond to keeping the placeholder in lowercase and the value in uppercase since it sets the value with the placeholder.
I've set you all up with a nice Fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/Z9YLZ/1/

Try something like this:
$(function() {
$('input[type="text"]').each(function () {
$(this).focus(function () {
if ($(this).attr('value') === $(this).attr('placeholder')) {
$(this).css('text-transform','lowercase');
$(this).attr('value', '');
}
}).blur(function () {
if ($(this).attr('value') === '') {
$(this).css('text-transform','uppercase');
$(this).attr('value', $(this).attr('placeholder'));
}
}).blur();
});
});
Edit: Explicitly declare the text-transform to cascade properly.

Try this one, I'm using it for a while and it works perfectly:
(function($, undefined) {
var input = document.createElement('input');
if ('placeholder' in input) {
$.fn.hinttext = $.hinttext = $.noop;
$.hinttext.defaults = {};
delete input;
return;
}
delete input;
var boundTo = {},
expando = +new Date + Math.random() * 100000 << 1,
prefix = 'ht_',
dataName = 'hinttext';
$.fn.hinttext = function(options) {
if (options == 'refresh') {
return $(this).each(function() {
if ($(this).data(dataName) != null) {
focusout.call(this);
}
});
}
options = $.extend({}, $.hinttext.defaults, options);
if (!(options.inputClass in boundTo)) {
$('.' + options.inputClass)
.live('focusin click', function() {
$($(this).data(dataName)).hide();
})
.live('focusout', focusout);
boundTo[options.inputClass] = true;
}
return $(this).each(function(){
var input = $(this),
placeholder = input.attr('placeholder');
if (placeholder && input.data(dataName) === undefined) {
var input_id = input.attr('id'),
label_id = prefix + expando++;
if (!input_id) {
input.attr('id', input_id = prefix + expando++);
}
$('<label/>')
.hide()
.css('position', options.labelPosition)
.addClass(options.labelClass)
.text(placeholder)
.attr('for', input_id)
.attr('id', label_id)
.insertAfter(input);
input
.data(dataName, '#' + label_id)
.addClass(options.inputClass)
.change(function() {
focusout.call(this);
});
}
focusout.call(this);
});
};
$.hinttext = function(selector, options) {
if (typeof selector != 'string') {
options = selector;
selector = 'input[placeholder],textarea[placeholder]';
}
$(selector).hinttext(options);
return $;
};
$.hinttext.defaults = {
labelClass: 'placeholder',
inputClass: 'placeholder',
labelPosition: 'absolute'
};
function focusout() {
var input = $(this),
pos = input.position();
$(input.data(dataName)).css({
left: pos.left + 'px',
top: pos.top + 'px',
width: input.width() + 'px',
height: input.height() + 'px'
})
.text(input.attr('placeholder'))
[['show', 'hide'][!!input.val().length * 1]]();
}
$($.hinttext);
})(jQuery);
You just need to make sure to style label.placeholder with CSS to look the same as HTML5 placeholder text (color: #999)

Try this: http://jsfiddle.net/msm595/Z9YLZ/12/

Bit late but here's what I do. Store all the default values on page load and then clear value text ONLY when it's the default value that is clicked on. This prevents the JS clearing user entered text.
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
var x = 0; // count for array length
$("input.placeholder").each(function(){
x++; //incrementing array length
});
var _values = new Array(x); //create array to hold default values
x = 0; // reset counter to loop through array
$("input.placeholder").each(function(){ // for each input element
x++;
var default_value = $(this).val(); // get default value.
_values[x] = default_value; // create new array item with default value
});
var current_value; // create global current_value variable
$('input.placeholder').focus(function(){
current_value = $(this).val(); // set current value
var is_default = _values.indexOf(current_value); // is current value is also default value
if(is_default > -1){ //i.e false
$(this).val(''); // clear value
}
});
$('input.placeholder').focusout(function(){
if( $(this).val() == ''){ //if it is empty...
$(this).val(current_value); //re populate with global current value
}
});
});