Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 08/22/07 20:22

sturkel wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>> My company strips JavaScript at the corporate firewall,
>> [and you have no menu.]
>
> Thats a problem of your company, not a technical problem of the
> content.

No, it is not a problem of my company. JavaScript is disabled for
security reasons, as there is malicious JavaScript floating 'round the
web. Many home users disable it as well, as JavaScript is the single
most reason for causing unwanted popup windows.

And I do not mean *just* *my* company. This is not terribly uncommon.

> And why would you disable JS of CSS, both are legal script languages,
> so if you disable it, it's not the problem of the 'designer'.

You as the designer should be interested in whether or not you really
want your boss to lose 10% of his annual sales. Are you comfortable with
that? What is 10% of a million dollars? Why, that is a hundred thousand
dollars! Can you and the boss stand the loss?

CSS, on the other hand, is _not_ a script; it is just text. It cannot do
anything except enhance your pages. But you should still test to see if
they are functional without it. I'd recommend testing with the OffByOne
browser.
http://offbyone.com/

I did not say I disable CSS. There is no reason to do that.

> The case will rest...Can anyone give a solution?

The case was rested long ago. The rule of thumb is never use JavaScript
for anything critical. Such as navigation.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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