- From: Steven Dale <sdale@stevendale.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 15:56:20 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hmmmmm, I hear much whining and emotional reasons for WANTING client side scripting. My original question was and still is: Do we NEED client side scripting? Is there just one example of using client side scripting to solve a problem which cannot be solved in an alternative manner and does the use of the script not cause any accessibility issues accross the board of all Web Accessibility issues? I am not saying that client side scripting should be banned, but, should be treated as an optional enhancement to the webpage. This should only be used to enhance the end user's experience PROVIDED that the capability exists on the end user's system and the end user's ability. I think it is obvious from the responses in this thread that even the accessibility experts here want to code freely with scripts. Now, if the accessibility experts want this, imagine what web page hackers will do.... We need to DISCOURAGE MANDATORY use of scripts by the end user viewing a webpage. Again, I have yet to receive one example of client side scripts solving a problem that cannot be solved alternatively and is fully accessible. -Steve
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