gistfile1.js

        // event handlers
        var click_handlers = {
            'new_note_submit' : create_note,
            'note_read_confirm_submit' : read_note
        }
        for (element_name in click_handlers) {
            function mfh(element,handler) {
                return function(event) {
                    event.stop();
                    handler();
                }
            }
            var element = $(element_name)
            var handler = click_handlers[element_name]
            element.addEvent('click',mfh(element,handler))
        }

//////////////////////////////////
/// version onliner
        // event handlers
        var click_handlers = {
            'new_note_submit' : create_note,
            'note_read_confirm_submit' : read_note
        }
        for (element_name in click_handlers) {
            var element = $(element_name)
            var handler = click_handlers[element_name]
            element.addEvent(
                'click',
                function(handler){
                    return function(event) {
                        event.stop();
                        handler();
                    }
                }(handler))
        }