HTML to JSP Conversion

[Ben Seeman]

Hey everyone...

I'm in the process of converting the site from static HTML pages to JSP pages so the site may have bad links here and there from time to time. If you find anything strange happening with the site, please post in this thread and let me know so I can catch the things that I have missed.

Thanks!

[BobGreenwade]

Hopefully this thread won't end up being one of those "bad links."

Well, if it does, I'm sure you'll notice before long.

[lemming]

Originally posted by Ben Seeman
Hey everyone...

I'm in the process of converting the site from static HTML pages to JSP pages.

So I guess we're going to have to turn on javascript? bleh.

[Ben Seeman]

Well, the front page of the site is .jsp, so if it's displaying fine then you should be okay.

[Simon]

JSP has nothing to do with JavaScript.

[lemming]

Originally posted by Simon
JSP has nothing to do with JavaScript.

Ah, my mistake. never mind then. (Damn, I hate when that happens)

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[Simon]

Originally posted by lemming
Ah, my mistake. never mind then. (Damn, I hate when that happens)

As a side note, if you're running wth JavaScript turned off, you're about 4 years behind the curve. DHTML relies on a combination of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to function, disabling JavaScript in your browser will prevent a large number of sites/pages from working the way they should.

[lemming]

Originally posted by Simon
As a side note, if you're running wth JavaScript turned off, you're about 4 years behind the curve. DHTML relies on a combination of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to function, disabling JavaScript in your browser will prevent a large number of sites/pages from working the way they should.

Well, my problem with Javascript are the security holes it enabled. Not nearly as bad of an issue nowadays, since current browsers allow you to block the insecure stuff.

[Simon]

Originally posted by lemming
Well, my problem with Javascript are the security holes it enabled. Not nearly as bad of an issue nowadays, since current browsers allow you to block the insecure stuff.

As you note, not an issue with "current" browsers....where current goes back about 3 or 4 years.

Disabling JavaScript won't help you with the vast majority of security concerns on websites.....those are currently focused around active scripts (ActiveX, etc.).

[BobGreenwade]

Originally posted by lemming
Well, my problem with Javascript are the security holes it enabled. Not nearly as bad of an issue nowadays, since current browsers allow you to block the insecure stuff.

The insecure stuff could also be handled with a little Zoloft. (Sorry, a little mental health humor there....)

[Balok]

Another thing you can do is get an ad killer like AdSubtract (or any of the others).

These allow you to enable/disable Javascript on a per site basis; you can leave it generally disabled, but enable it as you decide to trust specific sites.

Leaving Javascript generally disabled is going to leave with a poor surfing experience.

Even disabling popups is problematic any more, because an increasing number of sites use them for legitimate purposes.