+1 for filter being unavailable with javascript disabled provided the filter itself can be disabled in a setting (in case javascript in browser X, OS Y, moon at Z causes fireworks). If an admin doesn't have javascript enabled on their own site it's their loss of productivity ;) -- Sammy Spets Synerger http://synerger.com Dmitri Gaskin wrote:
Hello Development,
I've been working on a patch that incrementally filters the permission page - patch at http://drupal.org/node/229193 and demo at http://dmitrizone.com/229193.mov.
The patch is pretty much ready to be reviewed, except for the fact that webchick has an issue with how it degrades. Currently, without JavaScript, the textfield for searching simply isn't there, and you can't use the incremental filter. Webchick would like it to be degradable. The issue with this is that we already have a 100-line search algorithm for searching in HTML, and we'd need another 150 or so search algorithm to do it server side, which would actually be quite different.
CHX has an argument against needing a degradable version at http://drupal.org/node/229193#comment-1260194: "I think this is fine with working only if JavaScript is there. Drupal works without JavaScript but with reduced functionality already. You can not resize a textarea without JS for example. Autocomplete does not work. This piece is similar."
What do you guys think?
Dmitri