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RE: Including content of one file of HTML in another?
Subject:RE: Including content of one file of HTML in another? From:Paul Newbold <paul -dot- newbold -at- lightworkdesign -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:19:19 -0000
I did a bit of research recently and concluded that a ball park figure was
that about 10-15% of the general web user population didn't have javascipt
turned on. My sources included:
and while I agree that such sources should be interpreted with caution I
think that its better to have some info to base decisions on rather than
none at all.
Paul Newbold
LightWork Design
Sheffield, UK
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From: Richard Smith [mailto:Richard -dot- Smith -at- windriver -dot- com]
Sent: 20 December 2001 19:43
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Including content of one file of HTML in another?
Yes, they must have JavaScript enabled. As to how many have it disabled, I
have no hard stats, and would treat any I saw with real skepticism. This is
why the tools like webwasher are so popular. There are inevitably some
useful scripts that you want to run, and the two approaches browsers
offer--ALL or NONE--don't fit that need very well.
This is the real downside to client side solutions. The client must have the
features you need, and have them enabled. I think JavaScript is your best
bet if you have no server side functionality or access. There are definitely
better solutions if you have Perl or other server side options available.
Richard Smith
> It seems pretty elegant and simple, but it does require that
> your visitor arrive with JavaScript enabled. What proportion
> of those visitors have it turned off?
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