Posted by mjones on 08/06/07 23:56

On Aug 6, 7:13 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> mjones wrote:
> > 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.
>
> You missed the part about the search engines not reading and executing
> JavaScript. To them, it's a blank page(s). Your content will never be
> indexed by Google and the others. How will people find you?
>
> > Also, one of my other clients is Sun Microsystems. I think they'd
> > like me to use their product.
>
> What product is that?
>
> > Also, I wouldn't know how to go about redesigning the menuing system
> > in html. I think these sites are too big for that.
>
> Our opinions differ on that. <g>
>
> > 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).
>
> "This page is expected to be completed very shortly." appears on quite
> a number of pages. You shouldn't have those on the menu until completed.
> I also found the minusforty site "confusing for a newbie" with
> links/menus on the left, the top, and the right. A well-designed menu
> should be all in one spot.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

Thanks for your input on the minus forty site. It game me an idea
that will help the confusion.

I didn't say html menus were not possible. I have used them. I just
found them limiting, considering that I'm one of the limitations,
too. But then I didn't know about the Javascript search engine issue,
which puts a whole new light on things. Do you have an example of a
good html menu; one that has a main menu and submenus?

Do I understand you to mean that most websites with Javascript driven
menus will only get the pages indexed by search engines that can be
viewed without Javascript? Really? And then would it help to have a
site map in basic html as a stop gap measure to redoing all the code?

Thanks again,

Michele

P.S. - Any ideas on my original request?

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