3.7 netscape SCRIPT Element (Netscape 2.0 only)

Javascript is a simple scripting language, loosely based on the Java language. Javascript can interact with the displayed text, several of the text-display ares on the screen, as well as fill-in FORMS. If you've ever seen a fill-in form that seems to auto-tabulate numbers, or have notices a scrolling marquee appear in the status-line at the bottom of your netscape window, then you are seeing a javascript in action.

NOTE 1 -- Netscape 2.0 Only!
Javascript works on all current versions of Netscape 2.0 and greater, but does not work on Microsoft's Internet Explorer or any of the Mosaic-based web browsers. Thus you should make sure that your javascripted documents still make sens when the javascipt is turned off.

NOTE 2 -- Don't Get Carried Away!
As with all things, you should not get carried away with Javascript -- some simple applications can be extremely annoying to some users. For example, if you fill the status-line at the bottom of the Netscape window by a a scrolling marquee, then the user will never be able to see URLs that are usually displayed there. Needless to say, this can be annoying to users who take advantage of that information to decide which link to select!