Do viewers have JavaScript? - Page 3

Mason A. Clark

I am making a page that will depend on JavaScript.
Is this a problem: the viewers' browser not
running JavaScript?

I did a quick survey of the top of one list of
Top 500 web sites in popularity -- my javascript
turned off. Almost no problem in simply viewing
the pages but I did *not* test any dynamics.

JavaScript was used for some purpose on almost
all the pages. Only two out of thirty explicitly
demanded that javascript be turned on.

QUESTION: Am I running any risk with a page that
*depends* on javascript for informative pop-up
windows?

Mason C

Jul 23 '05

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Mason A. Clark

funny

I posted and a moment later looked at http://maps.google.com/
with my javascript turned off.

hummph -- they think I'll adjust my browser to suit them ?

Mason C ( i did )

Jul 23 '05 #21

Bart Lateur

Mason A. Clark wrote:

I posted and a moment later looked at http://maps.google.com/
with my javascript turned off.

hummph -- they think I'll adjust my browser to suit them ?

If you want to make use of their site,yes.

maps.google.com makes use of a newish feature in browsers in Javascript,
the XMLHttpRequest thingy... also known as "Ajax". It makes a more
interactive communication with the server possible, without leaving the
page. If you want to take advantage of it, you do need Javascript
enabled. Such is life.

Still, it'd be nice if such sites also offer Javascript-free
alternatives. Of course, user experience would be closer to the old
CGI-experience, jumping from page load to page load.

--
Bart.

Jul 23 '05 #22

Stephen Poley

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:36:20 -0600, "me" <anonymous@_.co m> wrote:

"Peter1968" <es****@nonsens ebigpond.net.au > wrote in message
news:04******* ************@ne ws-server.bigpond. net.au...

The regular's stock answer to this assertion is that c.i.w.a.h is not a tech
support forum.
That is the usual answer when someone *demands* assistance, as opposed
to asking for it.
This NG is a discussion group for HTML as it pertains to authoring for the
WWW, though one wonders how many stones are left unturned discussing
something that hasn't changed in any great way since 1997.

Then why don't regulars suggest a more appropriate NG to those who post
questions? IMO some (many?) of the posts offer only ridicule. If the
regulars don't want to answer tech support questions then why do they bother
to respond at all?

A very great deal of assistance has been and is given via this forum.
When ridicule is offered by the regulars it is usually deserved (no, not
always, but usually.)

--
Stephen Poley

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/

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