Re: lynx-dev Thinking of a Possible Javascript to html Converter

[Rob Partington]

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Duncan Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> I would also note a lot of javascript does simple thins like validate a form 
> before you submit it. Turning that into a straight form should work, albeit 
> without the client side validation. 

You still need the Javascript logic to know how to the submit the form
a lot of the time.  This was the problem I ran into a couple of years
ago -- I got the validation working, but then couldn't get the form
sumitting part working, so it was all kinda pointless in the end.

>                                     Arguably this is not a great loss since 
> there must also be server side validation anyway for obvious security resons.

A lot of forms reconfigure themselves with Javascript nowadays when you
pick an option in a drop-down, for example.  This wouldn't work.
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