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Re: JavaScript always On?

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From: deborah.kaplan@suberic.net
Date: Jul 11, 2013 10:37AM

Greg Gamble wrote:

> Since Firefox is removing the ability to disable JavaScript soon

Wait, removing it in the sense that it will break NoScript?

> Personally, I think it's a good thing. We'll no longer need to design pages that fallback gracefully any more.

If they are actually going to disable the ability to turn off
JavaScript, this is a terrible thing. First of all, Firefox is
not the only browser, so we will certainly still need to design
pages that fall back gracefully (not to mention the
JavaScript/SEO issues).

Additionally, as a person with accessibility needs,
I have to control JavaScript very tightly, because of all of the
pages where bad JS prevents keyboard manipulation in the browser
(e.g. capturing keystrokes that are commonly used browser
keystrokes). For example, the default Google homepage is
completely uncontrollable by keyboard without disabling
JavaScript, because the search box captures every single
keystroke. (You can disable that functionality, only if you have
the desire and authority to set Google preferences for that
browser, and not everyone has those.).

Deborah Kaplan
Accessibility Team Co-Lead
Dreamwidth Studios