Ethan wrote: >> No in-page form validation?
Brad wrote: > I'd rather not, no. I have yet to see a single place on the Internet > that actually does it right, and across all platform/browser > combinations. When using Javascript for form validation, there is a right way and a wrong way. The right way (which I am sure Ethan already knows) is to use Javascript as an optional extra to improve usability. All form submissions are validated on the server. If the reader has Javascript available, an initial validation is done on the client, to check for *simple* errors such as missing information or non-numeric characters in a numeric field. This means the user gets faster feedback than waiting for a response from the server. Javascript validation should be always optional. Since the validation must be on the server anyway, it is silly to insist that the user must have Javascript. Adding Javascript validation should help some readers and hinder nobody. Best Regards, Laura ___________________________________________ Laura L. Carlson Information Technology Systems and Services University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009 http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/ _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
