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I thought we were talking about a search engine :D<br>
<br>
Otherwise, sure you need to use the right technology for the right
purpose. I never use Javascript to build a webpage, that's what the
server is for. However, Javascript can create a more interactive
experience in addition to it.<br>
<br>
I myself have no time for flash because it is not open. However, again
this is my opinion. In the end, you don't build a house only with a
hammer. You have a whole set of tools that a used in the appropriate
places. Used in conjunction you are able to build a good house, the
same is the case with software apps and websites.<br>
<br>
I have no quarrels building websites that are good for SEO and give
interactivity for the users. Use javascript were it is useful (Site
note: You can also use accessibility tags to have the information that
is otherwise not available in text form. We do this with images for a
long time, just look at good HTML versions of books at Project
Gutenberg. You cannot solve every issue with this, but a lot, and as I
said before, you need to think first why you use which technology
before you do so)<br>
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On 07/27/2010 09:45 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTinXwfgUoc8hy4dn33KK58Vc9wpRqVzpA2SdLfpJ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Ralph Janke <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:txwikinger@ubuntu.com">txwikinger@ubuntu.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">> But with search, we just want the text.
Perhaps a picture or two. No<br>
> ads, no refreshes, no anything else ... just GIVE ME THE ANSWER!
If we<br>
> knew they didn't have the answer, we wouldn't have gone there in
the<br>
> first place. And, somehow, not having the answer almost becomes the<br>
> fault of the page creator. <sigh><br>
><br>
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No. I don't only want text. I want additional functionality like auto-<br>
completion of web-forms, realtime updates, etc. Only because you do not
want<br>
to have that, it does not mean that nobody else wants to have that.<br
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Ralph, <br>
<br>
You are missing the point on search here. We are not talking about
interaction<br>
with forms. That can stay (as long as it degrades gracefully).<br>
<br>
Javascript is bad for search indexing, just the same way Flash is bad
for search.<br>
<br>
Flash is not indexable. When a restaurant has their web site's menus as
text<br>
and photos on Flash, the text never gets indexed simply because it is
HTML.<br>
<br>
The same goes for Javascript with things like jquery and the ten other
frameworks.<br>
They can display stuff dynamically based on some interaction with the
site (mouse<br>
over, click, ...etc.) That dynamic text will not get indexed properly
in searches.<br>
-- <br>
Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" 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>
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