Before (trying to) adopt jQuery, I've never used Javascript to control content. In reading hundreds of blogs by Javascript developers over the past weeks, I've been alarmed by their attitude to accessibility. It's not just a matter of 'political correctness', and it's not just about minority users. One tiny example: a friend of mine has rubbish eyesight - she's not blind, she's fit to drive - she has her screen resolution set to LARGE so she can read it.
The other day, she wanted to open a new 'internet-only' savings account. This is business; she has quite a lot of money to invest. The idiot who made that bank's website hadn't accounted for variable fonts; on her screen, the text overwrote the fields! So, she could not open this account, which is only available via the Web, because the form was unusable. The bank may as well have advertised the account as "only available to savers with normal eyesight"! Things like this, you can fix very simply by making all your sizes proportional - if my friend then has to scroll off the screen to fill the form, she don't care, as long as she can read & complete it. All of my problems with jQuery, so far, have been to do with trying to solve basic accessibility issues. I understand why making a site "do" something feels more important! It's more exciting. But I wish you would, at the same time, ensure a readily-available alternative that can be used as well. Just a gentle reminder :) Cherry. http://jquery.cherryaustin.com
