[thelist] Notify Users with JS Disabled

Seamus seamuscawley at gmail.com
Thu Nov 4 08:27:19 CST 2004


I would have to agree with Alex there.
It would be better if the form wasn't displayed in the first place. ie
displayed with javascript.


On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 18:26:38 +0000, Alex Beston <alex at deltatraffic.co.uk> wrote:
> Hershel
> 
> >>This should work fine. What solutions do youh ave to this?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The solution my boss came up with and which we are implementing is to make
> >the <form> on the Login page submitted via JavaScript. That way users
> >without JavaScript will never be able to enter the system.
> >
> >
> isnt this a "throwing the baby out with bath water" sort of solution to
> the problem? Its rather extreme, dont you think?
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >We will also put a message in the <noscript> tag for such users with a link
> >to a page explaining how to rectify the situation.
> >
> >The sites I have worked on, except this one, have always been accessible for
> >users without JavaScript, so I never used the <noscript> tag. This site
> >REQUIRES JavaScript and we have yet (to my knowledge) to have a user attempt
> >to access it with JS disabled, so we never before used the <noscript> tag.
> >We are putting it in now as a precaution, as our user base is growing.
> >
> >Anyhow, I have never used the <noscript> tag so I actually forgot all about
> >it. :)
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Hershel
> >
> >
> >
> 
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> deltaTraffic
> Tel: 01273 297927
> www.deltatraffic.co.uk
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