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How can I detect whether JavaScript is disabled using prototype?

How can I detect whether JavaScript is disabled using the prototype library? I don't want to use the <noscript> tag; I want to use something that prototype offers.

Solution

  • It would be pretty hard to use javascript to detect if javascript is disabled.

    To answer your subquestion, if you want to emulate <noscript> tag behavior without using noscript, make a <div> element with the content you want to show to non-javascript users, and then hide it with javascript on DOMReady event. It will do exactly the same thing as a noscript tag.

    <script type="Text/JavaScript">
document.observe("dom:loaded", function() {
  $('simulate_noscript').hide();
});
</script>

<div id="simulate_noscript">
This is some content only users with JS disabled will see.
</div>