anuseems Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 The internet appears to have evolved past the days when it was possible to view a web page using only HTML.Firefox 23, currently in beta, has removed the option to disable JavaScript which means that users will have to run it by default.While Mozilla isn't making much of a fuss about about the change, it is fairly significant.When the world wide wibble first got off the ground a browser was only interested in using HTML.JavaScript and CSS appeared on the scene but it was still possible to view the web without JavaScript. In fact many developers adopted the line that JavaScript should only be used for webpage enhancement. It was a training philosophy which insisted that anyone who was visiting a page with the Javascript turned off should still be able to see it.All this has changed with the heavy development of web apps and things have reached a point where developers are saying that visiting a page with Javascript off is as silly as trying to consume it without HTML.The problem really is about things like privacy. Having Javascript enabled means that you cannot really get to a site without having tons of code thrown at you. Some of this could be telling the world plus dog about your browsing habits.Mozilla, which for years has been the tool of choice for the more open saucey, opting for Javascript by default means that it no longer thinks this privacy fear is sustainable. It is better that user options are reduced to stop applications breaking.Mozilla had the problem that people were clicking "disable Javascript" options on Firefox and then visiting sites where it was needed and finding everything was broken.This might equally hack off those experienced users who switch off Javascript and know what they are doing.As the web developer Ian Elliot pointed out here @ http://www.i-programmer.info/news/86-browsers/6049-firefox-23-makes-javascript-obligatory.html, it does mean that an internet where you could rely on Javascript being switched on would be simpler. @ http://news.techeye.net/software/javascript-is-compulsory-on-firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 9, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 9, 2013 About:config > javascript.enabled > False. Easy.Thing is, I don't see any reason to include the option in the Preference in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vjcobra Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thank you very much sharing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 About:config > javascript.enabled > False. Easy.Thing is, I don't see any reason to include the option in the Preference in the first place.JS is so intrinsically part of webpages now theres no reason you should be able to toggle it off easily, it would only break most modern web pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Good thing there's NoScript. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 but this begs the question as to why i cannot see lots of content on my apple ipad...apple... get with the program or lose a crap load of market share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 9, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 9, 2013 JS is so intrinsically part of webpages now theres no reason you should be able to toggle it off easily, it would only break most modern web pages.Exactly.Good thing there's NoScript.If I'm not mistaken, "we already have NoScript for advance users" was one of the argument when this was suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 If I'm not mistaken, "we already have NoScript for advance users" was one of the argument when this was suggested. Are we talking about this topic or another topic? If it's on another topic, then I can't seem to recall it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 9, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 9, 2013 Are we talking about this topic or another topic? If it's on another topic, then I can't seem to recall it.This one. As far as I remember, a female Mozilla contributor had suggested javascript option removal (and couple of other things) in her blog or something. In it, she had probably (note: probably, as I'm not exactly sure) mentioned that if people still want to block javascripts, something more advanced like NoScript already exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 @DKT27: I see. In any event, I always let NoScript manage my browsing session. If javascript is needed, I partially allow some of the sites that were blocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 In fact, none of the script is not guilty of anything, and it is only war for the market. Next is prohibiting the use of large letters and numbers on websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieltex Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 the turning off javascript option in firefox IS actually very useful if you want to grab images and items from a webpage without the underlying script preventing you from doing so. Of course there are many other ways of doing it, but switching off javascript copying the item and saving it, then switching it back on again is very quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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