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[Michael Stover]

If I provide a spreadsheet program via javascript, why should it have to
work in Lynx? It's not a web page.  I'm providing absolutely ZERO content.
 It is only behavior, just like Excel is only behavior.  If I provide the
same functionality, but only if you use Chrome or Firefox, why is that so
horrible?

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Nick Sabalausky <a at a.a> wrote:

> "Michael Stover" <michael.r.stover at gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.1034.1292441124.21107.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
> > >And no, I'm *not* playing semantics games here: "Distributed via the
> > web" means exactly what it means
> >
> > Of course you're playing semantic games.  Not being very helpful in the
> > discussion.  You seem to be arguing that if the content arrived via
> "http"
> > it must work in lynx or else it "sucks".
> >
>
> Not at all. In fact that blatantly contradicts what I just pointed out.
> Things like DMD, certain OSes, etc, all arrive via http (or ftp, whatever,
> like that matters) and yet, like I said, they're obviously not what we're
> talking about when we're talking about web apps.
>
> Secondly, I'm not the one that brought up Lynx. Although if there's
> something that clearly doesn't need graphics and such to be useful, then
> yes, it absolutely should work on Lynx. Apps obviously shouldn't require
> things they don't need: My DB shouldn't require I have a webcam installed.
> Grep shouldn't require an email client. Making a backup shouldn't require
> OpenGL or a printer. Submitting a form or downloading a PDF shouldn't
> require JS or HTML images. Viewing information on an official county
> probate
> court website shouldn't require Flash (I've actually seen that, and I'd be
> very surprised if it doesn't violate multiple government-mandated
> accessibility requirements). Etc.
>
>
>
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