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[Jim Hendricks]

Hmm... I'll have to take a look at this link closer.  Looks interesting.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Baer" <jonbaer at digitalanywhere.com>
To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk at nyphp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] JavaScript List?


> Jim Hendricks wrote:
>
> >I find plenty of uses for JavaScript on the Client while still using PHP
on
> >the server.  Form validations present nicer to the user when done on the
> >client, there's not that anoying flash caused by the server round trip,
as
> >well as the delay on a slow connection.  JavaScript is also useful on the
> >client to update info in the client without making a full round trip to
the
> >server ( ie. hidden frame refresh with javascript to copy the data to
where
> >it needs to be ).  And then there's features like popup help ( although
we
> >all know real programmers don't write help... ha ha ha... evil grin
here ).
> >While I do try to minimize my Javascript on the client due to fear of
> >browser incompatibilities, I don't avoid it because it has it's place.
> >
> >
> I agree to some extent ... one of the most hidden secret gems I find to
> be is this little library here:
>
> http://ashleyit.com/rs/
>
> Thus I find Javascript *does* somewhere have a nice purpose besides
> beautiful rollovers :-)
>
> - Jon
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