jQuery $.ajax(), $.post sending “OPTIONS” as REQUEST_METHOD in Firefox

Having trouble with what I thought was a relatively simple jQuery plugin… The plugin should fetch data from a php script via ajax to add options to a <select>. The ajax request is pretty generic: $.ajax({ url: o.url, type: ‘post’, contentType: “application/x-www-form-urlencoded”, data: ‘{“method”:”getStates”, “program”:”EXPLORE”}’, success: function (data, status) { console.log(“Success!!”); console.log(data); console.log(status); }, error: … Read more

How to disable mouse scroll wheel scaling with Google Maps API

I am using Google Maps API (v3) to draw a few maps on a page. One thing I’d like to do is disable zooming when you scroll the mouse wheel over the map, but I’m unsure how. I have disabled the scaleControl (i.e. removed the scaling UI element), but this doesn’t prevent scroll wheel scaling. … Read more

What’s the easiest way to call a function every 5 seconds in jQuery? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Calling a function every 60 seconds (15 answers) Closed 4 years ago. JQuery, how to call a function every 5 seconds. I’m looking for a way to automate the changing of images in a slideshow. I’d rather not install any other 3rd party plugins if possible. 7 s 7 … Read more