Posted by Neredbojias on 07/14/06 10:05

To further the education of mankind, "Rik" <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com>
vouchsafed:

>>> It is, and IMO javascript should never be used for styling, a page
>>> has to look the same with & without.
>>
>> If css is actually used for presentational aspects only and is really
>> dispensible as it is supposed to be then javascript can abet or even
>> replace it (within its capabilities) to an equal degree of validity.
>
> Excuse me? You're saying: if we actually can seperate content from
> presentation, we must jam it in the scripting functionality... Which
> is as bad or even worse (in my opinion the second).

You're excused. That's not what I'm saying. I _am_ saying that javascript
_can_ be used to enhance presentation just as equitably as can css or any
other styling method. "Jamming things in scripting functionality' has
nothing to do with it except to denigrate the language.

> I'm one of these pesky little dudes who has javascript turned of most
> of the time, with IMO good reason.

Uh, me, too. Dimwits have abused javascript in the past and continue to do
so to a lesser extent today. Nevertheless, the doesn't make javascript any
less viable a styling method.

> That doesn't mean I don't want to
> see a nice page. If your page then becomes unreadable, I'm BTW more
> likely to turn of the CSS then turn the javascript on.

Well, it's certainly a matter of degree, but if css/styling does, indeed,
matter that much, it's hardly optional then, is it?

--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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