This sounds like a frequently asked question, but I
didn't find the answer in any faq I've looked at.
I have a question about the wisdom of using
(javascript generated) dropdown menus.
Question:
Does google interpret javascript?
Or, in other words, are client-side-javascript-generated links
invisible to search engines?
Isn't this a strong argument for not using javascript, at
least for generating links of any kind?
Seems like css-positioned menus would be a better choice.
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sandy wrote: Does google interpret javascript?
No.
Or, in other words, are client-side-javascript-generated links
invisible to search engines?
Yes.
Isn't this a strong argument for not using javascript,
No. http://www.onlinetools.org/articles/...ivejavascript/
at least for generating links of any kind?
Yes.
Seems like css-positioned menus would be a better choice.
Positioning is tricky to get right. In many cases floating is the better
option.
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:06:53 -0700, sandy
<sa********@slo wtorture.spamme rs.com> wrote:
This sounds like a frequently asked question, but I
didn't find the answer in any faq I've looked at.
I have a question about the wisdom of using
(javascript generated) dropdown menus.
Question:
Does google interpret javascript?
No. Not as a rule.
Or, in other words, are client-side-javascript-generated links
invisible to search engines?
Pretty much. There are spider-simulators you can check these things
with, a quick Google will reveal loads.
Isn't this a strong argument for not using javascript, at
least for generating links of any kind?
Absolutely.
Seems like css-positioned menus would be a better choice.
I'd check them with a sim too. CSS is still evolving at such a rate
I'd take nothing for granted.
BB
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Elvis does my seo
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sandy wrote:
This sounds like a frequently asked question, but I
didn't find the answer in any faq I've looked at.
I have a question about the wisdom of using
(javascript generated) dropdown menus.
Question:
Does google interpret javascript?
Or, in other words, are client-side-javascript-generated links
invisible to search engines?
Isn't this a strong argument for not using javascript, at
least for generating links of any kind?
Seems like css-positioned menus would be a better choice.
i have a js include importing my menu for users + a noscript with a link
back to my main page which has the non-js menu on for spiders etc, so
either way im covered...
sandy <sa********@slo wtorture.spamme rs.com> writes: I have a question about the wisdom of using
(javascript generated) dropdown menus.
Dropdown menus were a great tool for photo-editing software that had to
work on 640x480 screens. They compacted the design a great deal.
Today I think they're overused. I see many pages where it would be
*much* better to present the user's choices without forcing an extra
click. Use a table or a bulleted list.
Recently I changed a form that is used to classify press releases,
replacing the OPTION elements with tables of radio buttons. It's proved
a lot more usable since the change.
Bruce Lewis wrote: sandy <sa********@slo wtorture.spamme rs.com> writes:
I have a question about the wisdom of using
(javascript generated) dropdown menus.
Dropdown menus were a great tool for photo-editing software that had to
work on 640x480 screens. They compacted the design a great deal.
Today I think they're overused. I see many pages where it would be
*much* better to present the user's choices without forcing an extra
click. Use a table or a bulleted list.
Recently I changed a form that is used to classify press releases,
replacing the OPTION elements with tables of radio buttons. It's proved
a lot more usable since the change.
tables should only be used for tabular data, not for layout etc...
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:42:43 +0100, Jedi Fans <"news[at]jedifans[--=dot==-]com">
wrote: tables should only be used for tabular data, not for layout etc...
Will someone please post a link to violin music?
Jedi Fans wrote:
[...]
tables should only be used for tabular data, not for layout etc...
I had a baseball coach once who would often ask players:
'When is a pitch a strike?'.
After numerous responses, he'd provide the answer:
'When the umpire says it is'
So when do you use tables? When it's best to do so.
--
Rob
RobG wrote: 'When the umpire says it is'
So when do you use tables? When it's best to do so.
Which, according to the umpire is when the data is tabular, and not for
layout.
Tables should not be used purely as a means to layout document
content
and
authors should use style sheets to control layout rather than tables.
-- http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.1
--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me .uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>
Home is where the ~/.bashrc is
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:27:52 +0100, David Dorward <do*****@yahoo. com> wrote: RobG wrote:
'When the umpire says it is' So when do you use tables? When it's best to do so.
Which, according to the umpire is when the data is tabular, and not for
layout.
Tables should not be used purely as a means to layout document
content
and
authors should use style sheets to control layout rather than tables.
-- http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.1
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me .uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>
Home is where the ~/.bashrc is
The umpire wears ladies underpants. Maybe someday style sheets will
be suitable for page layout. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that
css style must be replaced with a workable system. In the meantime
almost all of the really well-designed sites use tables for page layout.
Here's one of the most beautiful on the internet: http://www.istanbulportal.com/Default.aspx
Incidentally, there is a novel, pop-out menu on the left age. Uses
javascript but it's not essential for navigation.
See this on any of the sub-pages such as: http://www.istanbulportal.com/istanb.../ArtIndex.aspx
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