[Gloucs] [ot] sourceforge website

[Mark]

On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Will Roe wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 07:14:14PM -0000 or thereabouts, bjh wrote:
> > +++ Response
> > ******************
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Guy Edwards" <guy_j_edwards@hotpop.com>
> > To: "MAILING LIST" <gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 3:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Gloucs] [ot] sourceforge website
> >
> >
> > > On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 11:27, bjh wrote:
> > > > ***** You have to be careful using Java code if you are looking to attract
> > > > the blind user - but I think Sun Systems started to market a Plug In for the
> > > > blind user - could be wrong on this - Java code can be so useful to stop
> > > > aspects of site theft of graphics etc...
> > > > ****************************************************
> > >
> > > Really petty point here - that was Javascript not Java. They are very
> > > different (completely - honest).
> >
> > +++ Correct - I really use the word Java as a cover heading for both Java and Javascript
> > **********************************************************
> > >
> > > Stopping theft of graphics is server side I would think though, so
> > > perhaps you mean Java there? (but you can use Javascript on the server
> > > too can't you?) I don't have any experience of this but I understand you
> > > use the http referer reference or something similar?
> >
> > +++ A typical piece of code to insert (Cut & Paste this script... this information goes
> > right under the HEAD in the HTML area of your webpage - the message can be altered to read whatever you want to say....)
> >   in a web page to stop right click copying of site graphics is:
> >
>
> This is BAD. What the hell did you put it on the web for in the first

Not alot of need for the energetics really.

> place? Loads of people have jscript disabled so that is no protection
> - you're just using up some parsing power of the browser (and if it's
> poor IE, you have to be kind).
>
> I'm affraid once the client has loaded the web page, cached the images
> etc, you'd be denying access to data that is rightfully theirs...on
> their own hard drives. NO.

 Hardly, edit view source in IE or <menu> view source in practically
every other browser on the market, will bypass this javascript.

if its an issue, take your notepad out and view the page that way,
or
 # links -source <site>

there arent many people who actually particularly care if they see the
source or not... it is a website after all.

as regards to data that is rightfully the owners... actually the data
could easily be help copyright (be it intellectual or otherwise) therefore
justifying the addition of the script.

I would suggest that if someone uses java script that does catch right
mouse clicks, that they are not overly serious about people stealing their
property but are however just warding off those who just blatanty steal
code they like.

just a thought,

Mark