Thanks for clarifying that Bill.
I see your issue with my solution.
I'm still learning to be a better programmer, and getting your type of
feedback is really helpful.
Thanks
On Jan 14, 6:37 am, bill <ozzi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi pedalpete, your solution does work perfectly fine, sorry for not
> making that clear. but if we look beyond the initial implementation we
> begin to see a problem: this solution requires two separate pieces of
> code to be maintained to handle certain modifications.
>
> for instance, if the link needs to be changed so that it opens in a
> separate window, both the <a> tag and the jq code need to be modified;
> and keep in mind these two pieces of code may reside in two different
> files. many developers will find the first instance (either the <a> or
> the jquery), change it, and move it back to production and think the
> problem was completely resolved, then not understand why sometimes
> users are going to the right page and sometimes they are still going
> to the old one.
>
> so your proposed solution does resolve the issue originally raised,
> however, there are long term issues with it and i would like to see if
> there is a better solution that does not introduce the maintenance
> problem stated above.
>
> i appreciate your feedback and hope that i've made my point, however
> inelegant, a little clearer!
>
> On Jan 13, 6:38 pm, pedalpete <p...@hearwhere.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Bill,
>
> > I'm still learning lots, and was hoping you could better explain what
> > was wrong with my solution (as it seems the other solutions are FAR
> > more complicated.
>
> > What I was trying to acheive was to just disable the link for
> > javascript enabled browser, and keep it enabled for those without
> > javascript.
>
> > As the link is inside the cell, and the javascript action is triggered
> > on any click within the cell, I believe my recommendation should work
> > well in all instances.
>
> > I believe with .unbind('click'), the click on a link will not be
> > interpreted at all, and that the JS will always take the action.
>
> > I may be misunderstanding what is happening under the covers, but what
> > I recommend does not unbind after a click, it would unbind the clicks
> > at load time if I've got it right.
