Can you post this as an issue in JIRA? If nothing else, I'd like to document how to do it so others can use it in their own applications.
http://issues.appfuse.org/browse/SM Thanks, Matt On 2/20/06, Danny Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > today I'm finally implemented a "stupid user has JavaScript off" > solution. My chef was really concerned about 10% visitors with no > JS and I can understand it. > > The solution is kind of quick&dirty, but it works. I was using > ListMenu displayer and expandable menu CSS & JS. The problems/solutions > are: > > (1) > > Problem: With no JS user only sees the root entries of menu. > > Solution: make an alternative CSS, which expands all the menus by > default. We gonna use this one in no JS mode, and if JS is one we > will use the default one. > > (2) > > Problem: The actuators ( "+" and "-" icons) are linked to "#"-path. > Clicking it with JS off results blank page in my case. > > Solution: Mess with the StrutsMenu JavaCode. Change the properties, > let the actuators link to the same page as the link. Quite easy, > just change the DisplayerStrings.properties and build the project again. > > (3) > > Problem: This is more general. How to know, if the user has the JS on, > so I can just choose between showing the JS-powered and no-JS all > expanded menu. > > Solution: > > in my Menu.jps, which is called from every entry point on my site I do: > > <c:if test="${empty sessionScope.javaOn}"> > <script type="text/javascript"> > if(document.getElementById)self.location.replace("http://localhost:8080/PCSilent/changeSettings.do?javaOn=1";);</script> > </c:if> > > That means, if I don't know if JS is turned on, I try to redirect to a > page, which does only change the SessionScope attribute telling me about > what I know about JS. > > Now back to the CSS from the (1), now we can just use our SessionScoped > info to choose the CSS: > > <c:choose> > <c:when test="${sessionScope.javaOn==1}"> > <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' media='all' > href='<c:url value='/jsp/styles/menuExpandable.css'/>' /> > <script type="text/javascript" > src="<c:url value="/jsp/scripts/menuExpandable.js"/>"> > </script> > </c:when> > <c:otherwise> > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" > href="<c:url value="/jsp/styles/menuExpandable2.css"/>" /> > </c:otherwise> > > (4) > > OK, our last little problem. Live changing of the JS-on setting by user. > Let's see. > > Case 1. If JS was off and then was turned on our redirect will work, so > we can use the nice JS-powered stuff again. No work needed hered. > > Case 2. If JS was on and then was turned off we are in kind of stupid > situation. Of course we can blame the user, but though, giving him the > possibility to deal with situation is nice. Here we just can use the > <NOSCRIPT> tag, telling the user about JS-off or linking to the > no-JS option. This tag is only showed, if JS was on and then off, so > that users with no-JS browsers or guys afraid of JS are not distressed > by some warnings. > > OK! That's not a superb solution, but it's fast and easy. The biggest > problem of course, it that no-JS users have to live with huge, all > expanded menu, but what the hack, that's only 10% and it's better than > no menu at all :) > > Cheers, > Danny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > struts-menu-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/struts-menu-user > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ struts-menu-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/struts-menu-user
