[FX.php List] Ajax/LAJAX's JavaScript requirements

[Joel Shapiro]

Thanks Andy and Dale for your responses.

(Andy, I knew you were using it quite a bit on FMPug -- I think it  
was the first place I saw it in action ;)

Are either of you dealing with users having disabled JavaScript?
On FMPug, nothing happens on those pages when JS is disabled.  I'd  
imagine some sites are more likely to attract users with current  
browsers (like FMPug), but I wonder about sites that are likely to  
draw people that may have older computers?

In general, I suppose as long as security issues aren't dependent  
upon JavaScript, the biggest problem would just be limited  
functionality.

Out of curiosity, are you both using LAJAX or some other version of  
AJAX?

Thanks,
-Joel


On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> I am using AJAX extensively in production; it is a major component  
> of my development at this time. AJAX is a great tool. There are  
> some things I will never go back to doing with form submits. And  
> it's wicked fast - even with FM6.
>
> Dale

On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Andy Gaunt wrote:

> Hi Joel,
>
> We are using it on FMPug and also on a couple of client sites.
>
> On FMPug we are using it in the News Area, the Feature Requests, The
> Pawfolio's and Business Directory that are public facing.
>
> We also use it for chapter admins for the creation of meetings etc.
>
> Oh, and also for all non FMPug coordinators they have an AJAX  
> interface to
> update their details on both FMPug and also the FileMaker.com user  
> group
> listings (all housed in our FileMaker database)
>
> It makes for a very clean user interface and enhances the use of  
> the sites.
>
> Andy Gaunt
> Office: 321.206.3658
> Mobile: 407.810.4722
> andy at fmpug.com
> http://www.fmpug.com
>
> On Oct 18, 2006, at 4:19 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I've just been playing w/ LAJAX and it's very cool, but I'm  
>> wondering how practical it is to use in a real site because of its  
>> JavaScript requirements (this would be for anything using Ajax).   
>> I doubt many people these days disable JavaScript on their  
>> browser, but because it's a possibility, it seems you'd need to  
>> test for it first and then provide other options for when JS is  
>> disabled (or provide instructions for the user to enable it).   
>> Also, I notice that LAJAX requires JavaScript 1.2, but that seems  
>> likely a non-issue since that came out in 1997 (or is it?).
>>
>> How are people dealing with this?  Anyone using it in production?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Joel
>>
>>
>> Joel Shapiro - FileMaker Pro Database Design
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