Re: Teenage Web Designers Needed For Big Project

Jan Roland Eriksson wrote:
> Java script forbidden and the net result being in a fully liquid design
> suggestion.

Why is JavaScript forbidden?  There is nothing inherently wrong with 
JavaScript, it's just that it is all too often done very poorly and 
depended upon for many sites to work.  However, when done properly as an 
enhancement to a well structured accessible do***ent, it can actually 
enhance the usability of a site.

Christian Heilmann has written a good article about how to write 
unobtrusive javascript [1]; illustrating how script can be used to 
enhance a do***ent when available, without affecting accessibility in 
its absense.

There are also plenty of real world examples of where JavaScript has 
been used properly to this effect, such as Eric Meyer's S5 [2] to 
control slide show navigation, Dean Edward's IE7 [3] to make up for IE 
bugs, and even ALA's Let Them Eat Cake article [4] for making an 
accessible tabbed interface.

[1] http://www.onlinetools.org/articles/unobtrusivejavascript/
[2] http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/
[3] http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/
[4] http://alistapart.com/articles/eatcake/