# Consensus: javascript forms, good or bad?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 18, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947 "2007-02-18T01:49:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947/1 "2007-02-18T01:49:44Z")

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Is the practice of using javascript forms for adding data a good idea?  
I  
don’t think they are because of error handling, but I’m not an expert at  
using ajax. I’ve only used it moderation for some usability  
improvements.

thanks for any input,  
andy

–  
Andrew S.

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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947/2 "2007-02-18T02:46:47Z")

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Andrew S. wrote:

> Is the practice of using javascript forms for adding data a good idea? I  
> don’t think they are because of error handling, but I’m not an expert at  
> using ajax. I’ve only used it moderation for some usability improvements.

On the open internet?

Or in an Enterprise situation, where everyone has the exact same  
Starfleet  
Web Browser?

–  
Phlip  
[Redirecting...](http://www.greencheese.us/ZeekLand) ← NOT a blog!!!

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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947/3 "2007-02-18T02:53:47Z")

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> On the open internet?
> 
> Or in an Enterprise situation, where everyone has the exact same Starfleet  
> Web Browser?

Should be considered an “open internet” situation.

–  
Andrew S.

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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947/4 "2007-02-18T03:22:48Z")

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Andrew S. wrote:

> Should be considered an “open internet” situation.

Bad; the site should degrade gracefully. If Lynx can’t get to it, then  
you  
will have advocates for disabled people advocating at you.

–  
Phlip  
[Redirecting...](http://www.greencheese.us/ZeekLand) ← NOT a blog!!!

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**Author:** ![starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consensus-javascript-forms-good-or-bad/85947/5 "2007-02-18T03:33:51Z")

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> Bad; the site should degrade gracefully. If Lynx can’t get to it, then you  
> will have advocates for disabled people advocating at you.

That is a good point and I agree. Any other functionality issues you  
know  
of? Reason I ask is that it will be an internal app, but for quite a  
few  
people. I don’t like to code to a browser and forcing that restriction  
is  
not something I will do.

Thanks for input!

-andy

–  
Andrew S.