- From: William F. Hammond <hammond@csc.albany.edu>
- Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:51:23 -0400 (EDT)
- To: www-talk@w3.org
- Cc: asgilman@iamdigex.net
> >Why use javascript at all? Just do it using forms: . . . > Yes. Since you can do it in HTML, you should. > > See Checkpoint 6.3 in > <http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#gl-new-technologies>. A reference which IMO, at some risk of redundancy, should be amended to read as follows: | 6.3 Ensure that pages are usable when scripts, applets, or other | programmatic objects are turned off or not supported. If this is not | possible, provide equivalent information on an alternative accessible | page. [Priority 1] | | | This is very important for reaching users who | | | | (1) read pages with other than standard desktop user agents. | | | | (2) work in environments where management insists that some of | | the new technologies be disabled for various reasons including | | network security. | | | | (3) voluntarily switch off new technologies for various reasons. | | For example, ensure that links that trigger scripts work when | scripts are turned off or not supported (e.g., do not use | "javascript:" as the link target). ... William F. Hammond Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics 518-442-4625 The University at Albany hammond@math.albany.edu Albany, NY 12222 (U.S.A.) http://www.albany.edu/~hammond/ Dept. FAX: 518-442-4731 Never trust an SGML/XML vendor whose web page is not valid HTML. And always support affirmative action on behalf of the finite places.
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