From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Feb 21 08:45:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA12655 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 08:45:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from tok.qiv.com (490YdB3b8mbK4H7uyF1Az2Exsnr/Z3kD@tok.qiv.com [204.214.141.211]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA12649 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 08:45:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdn@acp.qiv.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by tok.qiv.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with UUCP id KAA09106; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 10:45:24 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (jdn@localhost) by acp.qiv.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA03925; Sat, 21 Feb 1998 10:43:05 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 10:43:04 -0600 (CST) From: Jay Nelson To: Mark Mayo cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Javascript for project page? In-Reply-To: <19980221112927.61500@vmunix.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Mark Mayo wrote: >Hi all. I've been coding up a prototype "FreeBSD Project Database" >page, and I'm seeking opinions on if I should use Javascript.. >Javascript lets me do some handy error checking on the client side >before requests and such get sent into the database server, as well >as opening up some better design possibilities... I'm concerned however >that the use of Javascript will limit the number of people that can >use the site. > >Opinions? Is *everybody* using Netscape now, or do a significant I use lynx more than netscape. Besides, even in netscape, I don't accept cookies, java or javascript. Are there other ways of accomplishing the error checking without excluding people or adding to their load times? -- Jay >portion of people still use lynx or something without Javascript? >(I know I use Lynx quite often, but when there are forms involved >I generally use Netscape anyhow - which is what got me thinking >about the Javascript stuff.) > >-Mark > >-- >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com > RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark > > finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to >an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, >written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message