[plug] OT - web users doing without javascript

[David Griffiths]

Thanks Colin, Steve.

The links below were exactly what I was after.


Colin wrote:

>> Does anyone know roughly what percentage of web users browse the net either
>> with java script disabled or with browsers that don't support java script?
>
>About 15-20% according to:
>http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2000/November/javas.html
>http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2000/December/javas.html
>http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2001/January/javas.html
>
>Colin

Steve wrote:

>Minorities can get justifiably vocal if they feel they've been left out by
>policy decision, or for the sake of site developer's eye candy!

Not too worried about me getting left out as opposed customers getting the
short straw here.

The 15-20% (~17 %av) doesn't sound good, but... Have just tested IE5 and it
behaves in a much more civilised fashion in this instance.

Thecounter says that 75% of users are using IE 5.x so suddenly the  the 17%
drops back to around 4% or so people who may get messed up pages. (haven't
tested IE 4 yet which 11% of browsers use.). It's still not ideal but I
think we can just about live with this.

cheers,


Dave