JavaScript was created by Netscape (then the leading browser company) to complement Sun's Java language. Netscape thought a simple scripting language would make it easier to do small jobs such as embedding Java applets in web pages.

Although it's beyond the scope of this poster, Javascript makes some jobs very simple. One example: the "Thank You" button that closes these popup windows. Here's the code:

<form>
<center>
<input type="button" value=" Thank You "
onclick="JavaScript: if ( self == top ) { self.close(); }">
</center>
</form>

pop-javascript.html © 2007, Martin Rinehart