Tom Livingston wrote:
 
> Again, I'm not debating the use of js, just wondering why people would
> turn it off.

It's a common defense against ubiquitous bad web page behavior. Too
often, script is a substitute for something that would work perfectly
well with standard HTML & CSS and that in nearly every case slows down
the page. Not everyone has the latest hardware and broadband. POTS and
lack of speed are common hindrances to usability that scripting too
often exacerbates. Those with broken old browsers turn it off to prevent
frequent crashing on pages that use script. In Netscape 4, CSS and JS
are tied together. Turning off either meanss CSS won't work, which means
users get to see their defaults instead of the mousetype created by too
many pages that think defaults are too big.

And then there are the UAs that don't even support script in the first
place.
-- 
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me."                        John 14:6 NIV

 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

Felix Miata  ***  http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/

******************************************************
The discussion list for  http://webstandardsgroup.org/

 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm
 for some hints on posting to the list & getting help
******************************************************

Reply via email to