Livadas Consulting develops high-end Web applications using the latest combinations of tools, such as DHTML and AJAX. Working as a medium between hard-core back-end developers, and super-picky brand touch-points; Livadas Consulting develops dynamic front-ends in Object-Oriented JavaScript and XHTML. Once a skeletal prototype is functioning, CSS are written to enhance usability, and to skin the application. Care is given to consistent padding and font treatment as well as the hundreds of other design requirements vital to the cut-up process.
Gloss:
- AJAX uses XHTML and CSS to present XML data with OOJS, the DOM, and by utilizing the XMLHttpRequest object to "talk" to the web server.
- CSS are commonly used to apply design to HTML.
- DHTML is when JavaScript is used to change the way HTML looks or acts.
Partial checklist to see if JavaScript is right for your audience:
- My audience will not be accessing the site from handheld devices - for example PDA's or mobile phones
- My audience will be using the latest version of Internet Explorer, Safari, or Mozilla browser.
- My audience will not have script execution disabled - for example as a security precaution.
- My audience will use the site with default font-sizes on their browser and operating system.
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Nik's Take: Optimal Conditions
There's always a trade-off with JavaScript effects because not everyone that will be using your Web site will be doing so under the optimal conditions, which may vary depending on what you are trying to do with your web application.
“Not everyone looking at your website is viewing it under the right conditions”