On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Chris Frey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cdfrey@foursquare.net" target="_blank">cdfrey@foursquare.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">
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On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:06:39PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://duckduckgo.com/" target="_blank">http://duckduckgo.com/</a><br>
<br>
I tried searching using the front page... and was dismayed to find that<br>
it requires Javascript.<br>
<br>
A search engine should never require Javascript. It's not that hard a job.<br></blockquote></div><div><br>Me too, initially. I am a fan of the NoScript FireFox extension.<br><br>But they have this zero click feature that works well, and requires Javascript.<br>
<br>If I were to do it, it would degrade gracefully, with a warning that certain features<br>would not work without Javascript.<br><br>Actually, I just sent them feedback to that effect. Please do the same ...<br></div></div>
</blockquote><div><br clear="all">And today I found a reply in my Inbox (email address redacted):<br><br>From: Gabriel Weinberg<br>To: Khalid Baheyeldin<br>Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM<br>Subject: Re: Duck Duck Go Feedback (Ticket #82722)<br>
<br>Thx -- a non JS (text-only
version) is half done, but I just haven't<br>
had the time yet to complete it. It is on the list though!<br>
<br>
Gabriel, <a href="http://ye.gg/" target="_blank">http://ye.gg/</a><br>
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On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Khalid
wrote:<br>
> You should not make Javascript mandatory.<br>
><br>
> Make DDG degrade gracefully, with everything working, and perhaps a
<br>> friendly warning at the top with a link to what Javascript is used for
and <br>> how is that useful to the user.<br>
><br>
> Perhaps you can use CSS for the Zero Click stuff and the infinite
scrolling thing too.<br></div></div><br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>