Posted by mjones on 08/06/07 22:42

On Aug 6, 6:10 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> mjones wrote:
> > Our user stats show 0.39% with Java disabled and 0.77% with JavaScript
> > disabled. I guess we're okay then. Whew.
>
> You need to worry. Do you know that the Googlebot won't see your content
> either? It does not read and execute JavaScript.
>
> Byebye search engines...
>
> > We're getting 42% IE7, 42% IE6 and 15% Mozilla/Netscape5 - all
> > English (US and Canada). Not a fancy userbase.
>
> If your stats really say 15% Moz/Netscape5, then I wouldn't trust them
> for percentage of JavaScript either.
>
> I haven't seen Netscape 5 or less at my sites for months.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

I think the 15% is really Firefox (and Netscape) because Firefox is
not in the list and I know there are Firefox users. So given that, I
feel I can still trust the stats.

I see what you mean about Javascript, but as I mentioned above, our
user stats show 0.39% Java disabled and 0.77 JavaScript disabled.
These are not significant enough numbers (bye bye only a few days each
year) to make me throw out months of work and start again. I'm sure
my client will agree.

Also, one of my other clients is Sun Microsystems. I think they'd
like me to use their product.

Also, I wouldn't know how to go about redesigning the menuing system
in html. I think these sites are too big for that. I last site I
made I used a menu application called Infinite Menus. After quite a
bit of back and forth with them, I did get it to work
(www.minusforty.ca). I believe that BestBuy uses this one, too, but
they're not using iframes and (well, mine works better).

I do see your point though about Javascript, but I hope you can see
mine, too, and still hope you can help with the link to a particular
spot in a page.

Thanks for your time and interesting points,

Michele

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