Re: onMouseOver & onMouseOut

Addressed to: Ron Brogden <rb@islandnet.com> php-db@lists.php.net ** Reply to note from Ron Brogden <rb@islandnet.com> Mon, 26 Feb 2001 12:27:52 -0800 > > In the real world you cannot trust the end user to send you "safe" > data. If your application depends on a specific tree of events you better > make sure that you are not just trusting your Javascript to create those > dependencies. This is not an argument about user rights at all and if you > want to cast it as such, most Javascript seems to be intended to reduce > user freedom (pop up windows, removal of browser buttons, enforcing > specific browser versions, etc.). <sound="Loud cheering"> Y E S ! ! ! If your site depends on JavaScript, it won't work on my browser. I've learned I can eliminate a lot of annoying behavior like windows re-sizing themselves, those *&$#$2 popups and a bunch of incorrect JavaScribe version errors by just turning it off. I may miss out on a little cool behavior here and there, but I'm sure the hassles I don't have to deal with make up for it. I've been signed up for a Ziff Davis developer email newsletter for over a year. The last issue I got had one article based on the idea that "Spam is here to stay, so it is about time to start using it." Another article was about a javascript that asked the user to rate your site, and if it did not get a good enough answer it would not let you into the site. They said something about _forcing_ users to make a commitment. Well, I checked the calendar, and it is not April first, so I cancelled my subscription. If _that_ is the future of the web, count me out. Rick Widmer Internet Marketing Specialists http://www.developersdesk.com