Re: lookin for a Menuing System...

From: Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:46:00 +0000
Subject: Re: lookin for a Menuing System...
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
Do it in JavaScript, it works and it's client side so it will be faster.
But take care - using JavaScript for site navigation is tricky business. Some people don't use it, some people can't use it (not supported by their browsers / hardware / corporate policy), and search engines certainly won't follow those links.
Can someone point me to hardware that is still in active use that can't handle javascript? Similarly, can someone point me to a company that specifically disables javascript as 'corporate policy'? Back in 96-97, the 'no javascript' argument held, and probably holds today some if you're targetting handhelds and other 'non standard' devices. But if someone specifically disables Javascript these days, a good portion of their web experience will not be as robust as it would otherwise be, and they probably won't notice that using your site is any worse than any other site. IMO, it's now like targetting only websafe colors because some people might only browse in 256 colors. If they do that, about 80% of the web's content will look like crap anyway, and they won't specifically think my stuff looks all that much worse than anyone else's.

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