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Posted by Alfred Molon on July 16, 2008, 8:39 am
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At the moment my site uses very little Java or Javascript (mainly the
dropdown menu on the main and country gallery pages).
I've noticed that some photo gallery sites will display an information
window with data about the photos when you hover on the thumbnails.
Do you think this would be an example of a good use of Javascript? These
information windows are not necessary for browsing the site, they just
display additional information on the thumbnail pages
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Posted by Alfred Molon on July 16, 2008, 8:40 am
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And BTW, what percentage of Internet surfers have Javascript disabled in
theit browser?
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Posted by Andrew Heenan on July 16, 2008, 10:34 am
Please log in for more thread options > And BTW, what percentage of Internet surfers have Javascript disabled in
> theit browser?
A very small percentage, and then you need to decide if such folk are likely
to be among your target audience.
But a much bigger issue is the matter of code bloat:
* do try to use js in an external file, rather than have it on the page.
* do choose a css solution as first preference for a smoother and quicker
user experience
also
* don't let js foul up your site navigation.
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Posted by SAZ on July 16, 2008, 9:12 am
Please log in for more thread options alfred_molon@yahoo.com says...
> At the moment my site uses very little Java or Javascript (mainly the
> dropdown menu on the main and country gallery pages).
>
> I've noticed that some photo gallery sites will display an information
> window with data about the photos when you hover on the thumbnails.
>
> Do you think this would be an example of a good use of Javascript? These
> information windows are not necessary for browsing the site, they just
> display additional information on the thumbnail pages
>
I use Javascript on my sites, but only when straight HTML won't do the
job. Pop up windows on hover and drop-down menus are perfect examples.
To accomodate the users with javascript turned off, I always offer a
second form of navigation on the pages.
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Posted by Doc O'Leary on July 17, 2008, 9:33 am
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> I use Javascript on my sites, but only when straight HTML won't do the
> job. Pop up windows on hover and drop-down menus are perfect examples.
I don't think they are, in that CSS hovers can be used to handle most
reasonable presentation issues like that. Where JavaScript really
shines is for active elements that, as a bonus, have per-user behaviors.
For example, on one site I have a list of frequently updated items and,
rather than tediously managing user accounts on the server, I use
JavaScript to show what is new to a returning visitor.
The big "gotcha" for hover, though, is for people using the new touch
devices like the iPhone. No mouse == no hover, so you pretty much
*have* to use JavaScript to implement a click-or-hover behavior if you
want to target mobile users, and even then you can't do that with an
element that is otherwise clickable already.
> To accomodate the users with javascript turned off, I always offer a
> second form of navigation on the pages.
Keeping it mind that search engines are just such users, only a fool
would require Flash or JavaScript to navigate a site.
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