Re: JavaScript or not JavaScript

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Damien,

I think thats a fascinating figure and a huge number to consider, would you
care to speculate as to why it could be your target market?
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Regards

John Timney (MVP)


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Mark Rae wrote:
"Damien" <Damien_The_Unbeliever@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Our design ethos was, thankfully:
If the user has javascript, make the experience work slickly.
If the use doesn't have javascript, make the site work.

So, whilst a user with JS gets a smooth experience (such as an AJAX
based predictive text drop down), a non JS user can at least get
through the site unscathed (though possibly moaning about some of the
postbacks that have to occur).

Fair enough - that's your decision.

I use the new <asp:Menu> control a lot in my sites these days, and that
(AFAIK) simply will *NOT* work properly with JavaScript disabled.

If I have to find a different method of site navigation just for the
paranoid few, I may as well not bother using the <asp:Menu> control at
all...

True, our site is still under 1.1, so we didn't get to use any of these
features. But having looked at our revised figures, we're now running
at 27% of sessions not having script available. I wonder if it's some
quirk of our target market, but I wouldn't describe 1/4 of users as a
few. (And no, we're not in a "security concious" market - our clients
are people with debt problems)

Damien



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