Hi,
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 03:54:16PM -0000, address@hidden wrote:
Note : yes, checks are performed only on client side.
I agree this is not very secure, but it's a rarely modified
value and koha 2.0
will need :
* IE5+ or Mozilla/Netscape 6+
* _javascript_ enabled.
Hmm, I don't know the rationale behind the change -- I suppose
it is for ease of programming --, but I will be one who will be
"voting against it" (if my vote counts).
It is better (from an accessibility point of view) to remove
the dependency on _javascript_ instead of to strengthen it. By
removing I don't mean all checks must be done on server side;
my ideal web app would use _javascript_ checks if _javascript_
is there, but fall back on a server-side check if there's no
_javascript_. We can code the checks in something other than perl
& _javascript_, and generate both the real _javascript_ and Perl
code at "install time".
IMHO, an open-source web app should take care to cater to
text-browser users (e.g., they might be blind).
I suppose it is fine to make the librarian module work only with
IE5+/Mozilla (though I still would not like to see that happen);
but I think the OPAC must not depend on _javascript_.
Of course, I was speaking of the librarian interface only, not of the opac.