* [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Curt Olson) [2003.10.15 11:38]: > Cameron Moore writes: > > One way to fix this would be Javascript. > > [sound of the front door slamming] > > [very rapid foot steps are heard fading off into the distance ...]
[ zzzzzip - Cameron zips up his flame-retardent jacket ] I said "One way..." And BTW, I agree. I only use JS when I have no other choice. To me the only other choice is having a separate "graphical" page for each ftp mirror, which I don't particularly like either. So why not JS? One can assume that anyone using the GRAPHICAL interface will have a GRAPHICAL browser, so bye-bye lynx/links. One can also assume that only hardcore/anal users will have JS disabled, and they will be more than skilled enough to ftp to the mirrors on their own without the need to use the graphical interface. I could work on a prototype if you will consider it, but if it's gonna get shot down just due to the fact that it's JS, I won't bother. It can't be any worse than python. ;-P > I think I've been watching too many cartoons lately ... my excuse is > that my 2.5 year old daughter now lists "SpongeBob SquarePants" as her > favorite TV show. Thankfully we somehow managed to completely skip > the Barney/Teletubbies stage and went straight to something that's > funny and entertaining. :-) My 20-month old son likes "SpongeBobPants" too (yes, it all one word). > > Here's my idea: > > > > Create a <select> input on the graphical download page with the > > different ftp mirrors -- default to master. Add an event handler to the > > <select> so that it updates a variable (ie. $MIRROR) when the user > > changes it. Update the links over the graphical interface to use an > > onClick() event instead of an href element. The onClick() simply > > directs the user to ftp://$MIRROR/fgfs/Scenery-0.9.2/e000n00.tar.gz or > > whatever is appropriate. -- Cameron Moore [ "Bombay is 250ms from New York in the new world order" - Alan Cox ] _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
