[Jcasc]

Yes sir, deciding between Prototype or Jquery. Although I am rather uneducated regarding Javascript as a topic. Any reading you can suggest would help.

[asimeqi]

It seems you want to learn Javascript, not Java. Javascript is the language that can be used to manipulate objects on the browser. Prototype and Jquery are written in Javascript.

[FirstHopSystems]

Yeah, ignore my Java comment. I would start out with just plain ole Javascript.

[Jcasc]

Sorry! Yes, Javascript.

[rriepe]

Javascript. Java is something else.

Go jQuery though, in my opinion. It lets you do what you need to do without actually knowing javascript, in most cases.