CentOS docs - Nov 2014 - centos.org List of Mirrors & Javascript

Hello,

I would like to propose a small change to
http://centos.org/download/mirrors/

Currently the mirror list is generated using Javascript but there is neither
non-Javascript version of the list nor fallback a message for users without
Javascript.

It would be great to have non-Javascript version but at least a fallback
message "you need Javascript" would greatly improve the user
experience.

Without Javascript, the page looks like this:
"
List of CentOS Mirrors

CentOS welcomes new mirror sites. If you are considering setting up a public
mirror site for CentOS, please follow the mirror guidelines to make sure that
your mirror is consistent with the other mirror sites.
"

... and that is it. There is no indication that the list of mirrors cannot be
loaded because of missing Javascript. This greatly confused me when browsing
with disabled Javascript.

Have a nice day!

-- 
Petr Spacek  @  Red Hat

On 27/11/14 13:57, Petr Spacek wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to propose a small change to
> http://centos.org/download/mirrors/
> 
> Currently the mirror list is generated using Javascript but there is
neither
> non-Javascript version of the list nor fallback a message for users without
> Javascript.
> 
> It would be great to have non-Javascript version but at least a fallback
> message "you need Javascript" would greatly improve the user
experience.
> 
> Without Javascript, the page looks like this:
> "
> List of CentOS Mirrors
> 
> CentOS welcomes new mirror sites. If you are considering setting up a
public
> mirror site for CentOS, please follow the mirror guidelines to make sure
that
> your mirror is consistent with the other mirror sites.
> "
> 
> ... and that is it. There is no indication that the list of mirrors cannot
be
> loaded because of missing Javascript. This greatly confused me when
browsing
> with disabled Javascript.
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
cc: Jim.

- KB

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Thanks for pointing this one out KB, I seem to have overlooked it during
thanksgiving.

On 11/27/2014 07:57 AM, Petr Spacek wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would like to propose a small change to
> http://centos.org/download/mirrors/
> 
> Currently the mirror list is generated using Javascript but there is
neither
> non-Javascript version of the list nor fallback a message for users without
> Javascript.
> 
> It would be great to have non-Javascript version but at least a fallback
> message "you need Javascript" would greatly improve the user
experience.

This is a good suggestion. I'll see what I can do about it.


-- 
Jim Perrin
The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org
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