Comments on: Proposing URI Templates for WebForms 2.0

By: The WHATWG Blog » Blog Archive » Proposing URI Templates for WebForms 2.0

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:35:10 +0000

[…] I recently had an off-list email conversation with Ian Hickson about the possibility of adding URI Template support to the FORM element in WebForms 2.0. I’ve documented our conversation and my response to his suggestion to use server-side direct or Javascript instead over at the Well Designed URL Initiative blog. However, I’ve provided some examples of what I’m proposing below: […]

By: dlwest

dlwest — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:26:51 +0000

Can the entire model can be emulated purely using JavaScript?

By: Mike Schinkel

Mike Schinkel — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:54:24 +0000

Hi dlwest: If can theoretically be implemented using Javascript but that requires 1.) that the users knows how to implement using Javascript and 2.) that the environment being uses support Javascript (i.e. that it has not been disallowed for security reasons.) By trhe same token, things like

could be implemented with CSS but its more useful to have a simple declarative solution instead of one that requires specific expertise and effort.

By: dlwest

dlwest — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:45:12 +0000

Thanks for the reply and the information. Have a happy 4th of July. I will be browsing more of your blog to dive into this a little more.

By: capricanrulz

capricanrulz — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:53:59 +0000

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By: cms

cms — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:35:24 +0000

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By: clarinex

clarinex — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:36:22 +0000

So yes it is possible to use JavaScript in many cases, but it no where near optimal. Javascript should not be considered the solution for as well-defined and obvious patterns such as submitting to a clean URL.