Re: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks

The problem is that it requires JavaScript. A lot of people have JavaScript turned off for PM (since personal nodes can embed JavaScript and do evil things with PM's cookies).

So you'd have to make the whole thing optional. Which means you have to do at least a little more work so that users can select which option they're going with. And if few users are going to end up using it, then it sounds like you're going to end up with a lot of work with little gain.

"There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.

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Re^2: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks by eric256 (Parson) on Feb 15, 2005 at 20:45 UTC
Actualy you could have it load the nodelets in the regular way. Then update those with the javascript. No javascript = no auto update. People with javascript on get a little added benifit and everyone else gets exactly what they get now. This is assumeing that we can somehow use a URL to get a single nodelet. In my opinion Javascript should be stripped from homenodes anyway, but that is a different story. I'm sure that there are some reasons they are still allowed. ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply]
Re^2: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks by CountZero (Bishop) on Feb 15, 2005 at 21:11 UTC
Maybe someone can translate the JavaScript into PerlScript? It can probably do as nasty things as JavaScript can do, but at least one is being f*d by one's own kind. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler."* - Conway's Law	[reply]
Re^3: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks by hardburn (Abbot) on Feb 15, 2005 at 21:28 UTC
You'd have to implement the XML Request framework, which is a major problem all its own. Let's just not download programs from random places and automatically run them, mmmkay? "There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.	[reply]
Re^3: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks by dorward (Curate) on Feb 16, 2005 at 09:31 UTC
The trouble with PerlScript is that browser support is limited. Very limited. In fact, looking on the ActiveState site it seems that the plugin (which was IE only) isn't available any more.	[reply]
Re^4: HTTPRequest @ Perlmonks by CountZero (Bishop) on Feb 16, 2005 at 19:38 UTC
The latest version of ActiveState Perl (ActivePerl 5.6.1.638) still contains PerlScript. I use this version and have no problem to run PerlScript in IE. CountZero "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler." - Conway's Law	[reply]
JavaScript on home nodes here by Thilosophy (Curate) on Feb 16, 2005 at 04:32 UTC
The problem is that it requires JavaScript. A lot of people have JavaScript turned off for PM (since personal nodes can embed JavaScript and do evil things with PM's cookies). Wow. I hope this is frowned upon and any abuse of this "feature" results in some serious ostracism. Just curious: Are there some home nodes with friendly and interesting JavaScript that illustrate why JS is tolerated at the Monastery?	[reply]
Re: JavaScript on home nodes here by lidden (Curate) on Feb 16, 2005 at 04:37 UTC
Yes. Petruchio. Update Sorry for this node. Did not read before posting and answered the Q I thought was asked insted if the one asked. And thanks theorbtwo for telling me what to to with stupid nodes like this.	[reply]