[Javascript] Online calculator

[Peter Lauri]

Great, I will use that, sounds straight forward, and logical. A <a> tag
should just be used for linking to new pages, as it should be.

 

This might be more of a CSS question, so completely off the topic. But do
the search engines see the content of something that is "visibility: hidden;
display: none;"?

 

/Peter

 

 

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From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]
On Behalf Of Peter Brunone
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:51 AM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: RE: [Javascript] Online calculator

 

If all you're doing is creating some sort of "clickable function trigger",
why not use buttons with onclick event handlers?

<input type="button" value="Link Text" onclick="theFunction()" />

Or if you prefer something that looks more like a link, use any other
element with an onclick handler, like

<span class="someSuchFormattingClass" onclick="theFunction()">Link
Text</span>

Of course you could start with a button and format that as well; really,
it's up to you at that point.

From: "Peter Lauri" lists at dwsasia.com

Hi, 

 

Ok, I see. That should not be any problem then. However, that leads to
another questions: 

 

In one site I have some <a href="javascript:theFunction();">Link Text</a>,
they will break the code I assume. How should I do when I want to execute
some code when someone clicks on a section of a text? 

 

/Peter 

 

 

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From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu On Behalf Of Peter Brunone

 

Hi Peter,

   The only time Javascript "breaks" your search engine viability is when it
replaces your content and/or links.  Search engines work by following links,
indexing the content on each page, and then following the links on each
page.  If your links are replaced by Javascript calls, the search engine
won't know what to do.
   Since you're just using JS to manipulate numbers within the same page, I
can't see this being a problem.  Just make sure that all relevant areas of
your site are still linked by traditional means and you should be fine.

Cheers,

Peter

>From : "Peter Lauri" <lists at dwsasia.com> 


Hi Group, 

 

I am going to create an online calculator similar to this one: 

http://www.pacificteak.com/financials/projections1.htm 

 

This one is built in flash, but I think that a JavaScript solution would be
better. Then my question is: 

 

Is it possible to build a calculator like this with JavaScript that does not
break the search engines? The reason why I ask is because I always heard
that JavaScript can many times break the search engines. 

 

Best regards, 

Peter Lauri 

 

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