- From: Jim Ley <jim.ley@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:36:45 +0100
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:33:05 +0100, Malcolm Rowe <malcolm-what at farside.org.uk> wrote: > Jim Ley writes: > > javascript is not an acceptable solution for the legacy UA's, > (Just so we're clear - I agree with that bit) > > > server-side processing of the form perhaps, but mandating a server and > > HTTP for WF2 forms is I think inappropriate, not all HTML usage has a > > server for navigation. > > But not this bit. What on earth are you going on about? > > WF2 is an extension for *forms*. If you're using HTML4 forms, you almost > certainly have a server to submit the data to. Ditto for WF2. No, since most people use popup menus that use the <A> element - something which doesn't require a server (they work perfectly well with the file protocol etc.) the WF2 proposal above required a server handler to degrade to non-HTTP clients unlike DHTML options. (styling UL lists of A elements etc.) Jim.
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