Thread: The Power of Script
How might JS best be used to enhance the user experience?
>> form validation - for usability only, not for data validation (that still needs to be done serverside).
Last edited by jbot; 10-29-2004 at 09:37 AM.
By not making a navigation system that depends on javascript. It's ok to use it to enhance navigation but if the navigation is made javascript dependant then javascript hasn't enhanced the user experience.
By not making a navigation system that depends on javascript. It's ok to use it to enhance navigation but if the navigation is made javascript dependant then javascript hasn't enhanced the user experience. i didn't mean in terms of supplanting it. but having DHTML menus as opposed to a huge side list of links is infinitely more preferable. furthermore, you can still have DHTML menus and still cater for non-JS users. the trigger link in the menubar takes those users to a menu or contents page from which they can still make they their navigational choices.
>> conversions and other calculations
basic validationcompact navigationbasic text editingXML automationvarious calculations
Improved usability examples...
I have a question.. why are you so curious? I would say most of the reasons seem obvious.
Think back; was this all obvious to you before you knew it? I'm willing to concede that there are many things which I do not know, hence the curiosity.
I suspect that "improved usability" referred to what was already mentioned; my example related to menus; and the xml thing doesn't actually do much for the user.
Last edited by posinot; 10-30-2004 at 10:31 AM.
LOL...........LOL. No problem.....LOL
Originally Posted by posinot
xml doesn't actually do much for the user.
Thread: The Power of Script
How might JS best be used to enhance the user experience?
>> form validation - for usability only, not for data validation (that still needs to be done serverside).
Last edited by jbot; 10-29-2004 at 09:37 AM.
By not making a navigation system that depends on javascript. It's ok to use it to enhance navigation but if the navigation is made javascript dependant then javascript hasn't enhanced the user experience.
By not making a navigation system that depends on javascript. It's ok to use it to enhance navigation but if the navigation is made javascript dependant then javascript hasn't enhanced the user experience. i didn't mean in terms of supplanting it. but having DHTML menus as opposed to a huge side list of links is infinitely more preferable. furthermore, you can still have DHTML menus and still cater for non-JS user
s. the trigger link in the menubar takes those users to a menu or contents page from which they can still make they their navigational choices.
>> conversions and other calculations
basic validationcompact navigationbasic text editingXML automationvarious calculations
Improved usability examples...
I have a question.. why are you so curious? I would say most of the reasons seem obvious.
Think back; was this all obvious to you before you knew it? I'm willing to concede that there are many things which I do not know, hence the curiosity.
I suspect that "improved usability" referred to what was already mentioned; my example related to menus; and the xml thing doesn't actually do much for the user.
Last edited by posinot; 10-30-2004 at 10:31 AM.
LOL...........LOL. No problem.....LOL
Originally Posted by posinot
xml doesn't actually do much for the user.