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Ajax Best Practices

Hi Gang,

If you incorporate Ajax into your web app, what is the best way to handle
browsers that do not support Ajax or have Java disabled?

Thanks.

Steve
Aug 3 '07 #1
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"Uriah Piddle" <st*************@msn.comwrote in message
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If you incorporate Ajax into your web app, what is the best way to handle
browsers that do not support Ajax or have Java disabled?
I usually use <root>default.aspx for this sort of initial checking - not
just for JavaScript being disabled, but also for old versions of browsers,
low screen resolution etc...

As regards JavaScript specifically, I just use the <noscripttag to display
a message saying that the site requires JavaScript...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 3 '07 #2
Thanks Mark. That is what I was looking for.
"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
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"Uriah Piddle" <st*************@msn.comwrote in message
news:O3**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>If you incorporate Ajax into your web app, what is the best way to handle
browsers that do not support Ajax or have Java disabled?

I usually use <root>default.aspx for this sort of initial checking - not
just for JavaScript being disabled, but also for old versions of browsers,
low screen resolution etc...

As regards JavaScript specifically, I just use the <noscripttag to
display a message saying that the site requires JavaScript...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 3 '07 #3

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