On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 10:37:24PM -0400, Keith Mastin wrote: > >On Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:21, Antonio Gallardo Rivera wrote: > >> Can we use Javascript to make a better menu? Do you agree with this? > > > >I would rather use frames. See www.computerdatasafe.com.au for an example of > >how it could be structured. > > > >Don't take a lot of notice of the content, it's not officially there yet. > > > >The basic idea is a row of links across the top that drive links in the left > >column to drive the page contents. The icon position selects the "home page." > > Frames don't work with lynx. Neither does the javascript. If you drop the > console access, you loose one of the main advantages of SL.
I'm not a fan of frames ever, or of gratuitous javascript. But neither am I a fan of using the web interface to do things it can't do well. For instance, drop-down lists work well if you have a dozen debtors, but they don't work if you have five hundred. I have worked for a company who had five hundred debtors and in excess of a thousand stock items, and they were a small business. It could be argued that getting a better UI is worth the cost of losing console access. That is a legitimate tradeoff, and its worth exploring whether it is a tradeoff that Dieter wants to make. -- Steven D'Aprano Operations Manager Cybersource Pty Ltd, ACN 053 904 082 Level 9, 140 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Tel: +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 96425998 Web: http://www.cyber.com.au ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 ------------------------------------------------------- (un)subscribe: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sql-ledger-users Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
