> Eric Meyer once said: "JavaScript will save us all". > I started to effectively work with JavaScript almost a year ago, > when I > discovered the powerful features of jQuery and the DOM. > I have to say that JavaScript and CSS can work well together, > especially > when dealing with browsers inconsistencies and automating some > repetitive > tasks. Did you know, for example, that with jQuery you can > automatically > clear floats without manually adding the infamous .clearfix class? > Of course I'm talking about unobtrusive JavaScript, but you get the > idea. > Sometimes on this list I see people who try to fix some problems > with long > and tedious CSS procedures that could be easily solved with a single > JavaScript > statement... and in a cross-browser way! > So here's a little piece of advice: don't fear JavaScript as the > boogey-man! > Try to discover its features, say, rediscover them, and you will see > how > your > daily work on web sites is greatily improved.
I like javascript too, but I haven't used it for clearing floats and suchlike - just fancy sliders etc. As I expected you are being shot down for being O/T and rightly so. OK some tedious fixes have other seemingly less confusing work arounds but having an understanding that websites can work without the use of javascript is a very important lesson for all beginners. i feel that only once they have a bit of experience and of the pains that can go into coding should they start to consider using other methods, and by that point they may have the knowledge so that they don't need to. There's also lots of other, possibly even more confusing, issues when using javascript such as conflicting scripts, load times, what library covers all. You're speaking at the beginner and we have mostly all been there and I am sure that getting to grips with these issues in CSS is a much better course of action than trying to get your head around javascript as well. You should be humbled by Al Sparber's answer because his company or employer Project7 do a lot of work creating neat cross-browser javascript apps, and even he is saying that javascript is not the answer to the type of issues you referenced. Sorry to join the list of beat-downs, I wouldn't usually bother but you targeted your comments at beginners, and I disagree with them and wouldn't recommend this course of action for beginners. maybe they should do an episode of Sesame Street on the topic? Big bird says 'hell no' to javascript fixes, but cookie monster is all over it like ... cookies! Big Bird wins and then all the beginners have a sing-song. OK I have officially lost the plot! Regards, CB ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
