From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16MC7L-0005z8-00 for ; Thu, 03 Jan 2002 12:57:27 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g03Huu100405 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:56:56 -0600 Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:56:56 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Web Browsers with Javascript? Message-ID: <20020103115656.E362@uic.edu> References: <001f01c1947a$c18abae0$9789160c@michweb.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <001f01c1947a$c18abae0$9789160c@michweb.net>; from kheltsley@shell.core.com on Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 11:19:07AM -0600 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I'm assuming you're totally blind. If so, then how do you access your sight with a browser, and how much of it speaks? Have you ever tried accessing it with a text browser like lynx? Greg On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 11:19:07AM -0600, BTBG wrote: > I'm not fully sure of some of the things you wrote. I use JavaScripts on my > web space because my ISP no longer supported the use of cgi scripts in the > server. They were afraid of overloading their servers or something. > > I have since moved my pages to geocities where I think there are certain cgi > scripts that are available. > > Mostly what I use are simple things like a changing Welcome message, a > selection box and a button or two. If for no other reason, I think it is > cool. > > I also have regular hyperlinks for folks who don't have a JS capable > browser. > > from > KH > > > > > > --- You Wrote: --- > > But it is not unique in this ability. And, it makes assumptions about > available resources client side. So, I reject that js is somehow necessary > for such things as you describe. Yes, I know, I hear this argument all the > time. It comes down to large sites wanting to offload cycles to the > client, rather than supporting larger capacity servers and do the work > server side. But this is not a path to device independence, and is, in my > view, a false economy. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup