On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > On 19/08/2013 sebb wrote: >> >> Note that the page http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html also >> requires Javascript! > > > This is not so good. The noscript option should direct the user to > http://www.apache.org/dyn/aoo-closer.cgi/openoffice/ > (users who disable JavaScript are likely to be able to browse the FTP-like > structure they will see there). > > >> Whatever method is chosen, I think it should be possible to download >> AOO without the use of Javascript. > > > It should also be possible to download OpenOffice in the cases where > JavaScript parsing breaks, i.e., we should have alternative download links > that are always visible (working JavaScript, broken Javascript, no > JavaScript). >
I think this is the key insight. There are actually three cases to consider: 1) Java script disabled 2) Javascript is supported, but not working with our page 3) Javascript working fine. Some of the more recent reports are about #2. These are older versions of Internet Explorer, e.g., I.E. 6. A <noscript> block will not help in this case. -Rob > Regards, > Andrea. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
