(snippage throughout) >> 4. consider using javascript flash detection. one side unfortunate >> side effect of this is that users with javascript disabled will not be >> served flash content. but neither will googlebot. > > Um, no, this is old news. Flash Player 8 is already 98% penetration and > Player 9 is already at 90 and growing fast. Any idiot turning off > Javascript in today's AJAX-happy world, should not be allowed to use the > browser anymore. Yes, reallly.
No, Reallly. Anyone who leaves javascript on should not be allowed on the internet anymore. (ok, I suggest using noscript. Leave enough for me to decide to allow your site.) A quick search of google news shows about 60 (news) items in the last month. http://news.google.com/news?q=javascript+exploit >> 5. if you use javascript flash detection, provide alternate identical >> content. for every paragraph in the flash file, put one in plain text. >> hide this content with javascript if you serve them the flash content. > > Unless you are a jaded Linux guy (as I feel compelled to allow this > exception), if you don't have Flash, again, you should be banned from > the internet completely. You dweeb. (Ok, I'm a ??jaded?? Linux guy, but...) If you don't leave enough of your webpage visible without flash to convince me to turn them on, I won't. (Here I also suggest flashblock) I usually do this more for blocking annoying ads than for security/privacy issues. > Use Flash. Use it wisely. The image produced on this site is pretty > good, actually. It would be a shame to lose it. Good advice. Use it wisely. Orson _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
