> However, taking this approach > would have multiple headers and > footers. How should I go about this?
If you're using plain HTML then yes, you'll need to duplicate the header/footer data in the "fall back" pages. Do you have a database and/or server-side scripting language at your disposal? On Mar 25, 7:15 am, zwaldowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently use the jQuery tabs plugin for displaying a static website > I am working on. Since it's small, I initially just put the four > pages together on one page and let the tabs plugin do its work as > scheduled. Now, it's getting bigger and loading more and more, > therefore making the whole experience slower to load. I already know > that the tabs plugin can load external pages via AJAX, which just > loads the pages from regular anchor links within the tabs. > > So, here's my problem. To have the pages external, I would pretty > much just cut-and-paste the contents of that tab into a new HTML file > and have it load externally. But how should I have it degrade? > Having JS disabled is a distinct possibility with this website > (running off a CD + MSIE), so I should ideally have the pages link to > each other with identical headers/footers as the website originally > was. However, taking this approach would have multiple headers and > footers. How should I go about this? > > For a more visual approach, check out the following: > > Old Site: > |__ index.html > |__ page1.html > |__ page2.html > |__ page3.html > |__ page4.html > > All five pages have duplicated headers and footers, save for the tab > bar which has static "selected" classes. They link to each of the > other four pages. > > New Site: (Bulgy, slow) > |__ index.html > -|------ Header > -|------ Tabs > -|------ Contents of home > -|------ Contents of page 1 (hidden by JS on default) > -|------ Contents of page 2 (hidden by JS on default) > -|------ Contents of page 3 (hidden by JS on default) > -|------ Contents of page 4 (hidden by JS on default) > -|------ Footer > > New ideas: (Fast, speedy, and good-looking) > |__ index.html > -|------ Header > -|------ Tabs, links to pages > -|------ Contents of home > -|------ DIV container, loads others > |__ page1.html > |__ page2.html > |__ page3.html > |__ page4.html > -|------ Footer
