Re: [WSG] NoScript Help Please!

[Jeffrey Lowder]

Hi IceKat

If javascript is required for the link - then write/append it to the  
page using javascript - then if javascript is being used - no link


Cheers
Jeff


On 22/05/2008, at 1:31 PM, IceKat wrote:


Hi,

Thanks to those who have replied so far. I'm still a bit lost  
because this has gotten a bit more complicated so I'll explain a bit.


I have a page which lists records in a mysql database. They each  
have varying options including delete. They are printed with a php  
loop. The table of records is in a form and the delete button has in  
fact become a input type=image which posts some data back to the  
page with a javascript return confirm. The posted data is then  
excecuted. The php and mysql is fine but the javascript is doing the  
confirming which means that if it's turned off then there is no  
confirmation of the delete. This is the reason why I am trying to  
put in a regular image with a link to another page which only  
appears if javascript is disabled.


I know this isn't a JavaScript help page but I'm hoping that someone  
will understand my babbling because I'm having trouble getting this  
to do what I need and validate my page at the same time. The first  
solution posted by Michael seemed good until I realised it was  
actually an input type=image that I needed (sorry about that). The  
solution below seems to do what I need but the complexity of the  
javascript makes me feel cold.


Can anyone either mail me directly to save clogging up this mailing  
list or point me to a place where I can learn what I need? Does  
anyone know a good javascript forum?


Many Thanks,
IceKat

David Dorward wrote:


Three issues:

1: A start tag starts an element, an end tag ends an element, and  
elements must be contained entirely within other elements.


2: noscript is a very poor means of handling the 'no js case', it  
doesn't cope with 'JavaScript supported, but not the functions you  
are calling'


3: Links make GET requests, and GET requests shouldn't do anything  
significant to the server (like deleting files). People have run  
into problems with precaching proxy servers following all the links  
to get the content available for users and deleting lots of files  
as they go. For changes to the server, use POST.


I would do something like this:


 
   
 


And then:

http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.5.1/build/yahoo-dom-event/yahoo-dom-event.js 
">


 function deleteFiles(e, obj) {