[drupal-devel] Docking Boxes.

[Andrea Resmini]

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Bèr,

>>a) Works with all browsers. (At least IE6, Opera, Firefox, Safari,
>>Konqueror)
>>b) Degrades nicely.
>>c) There is real gain from using it.
> 
> d) it is efficient code (http://home.earthlink.net/~kendrasg/info/js_opt/)
> e) it does not open security holes
> f) it is safe enough not to -ever- crash a browser. 
> 
> ad f) the fill out stuff, as used on php.net, and by the google test labs, is 
> knwh to crash khtml, and thus konqueror and safari. IMO crashing is even 
> worse than "not working".

Also add to the list 'does not impair using the web site if disabled',
since accessibility requires that front-ends and back-ends (hence the
administrative portion) work nicely without Javascript, to allow users
with disabilities complete use of the site's functions even if they use
helpers, screen-readers, do not use a keyboard / mouse, etc.
For example, the recent (2004) italian Accessibility Act requires all
public offices to only adopt CMS which comply with the above (obviously,
among other requirements partly derived from the USA Section 508 and
from the WAI WCAG).

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Andrea Resmini
vector at exea.it
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