JavaScript -> HTML

[John Telford]

I know this sound strange. I need is to convert a JavaScript Web site into
HTML so Atomz <http://www.atomz.com/> can generate a search index for the
site.

Is there such a utility?

...John
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[Hywel Jenkins]

Re: JavaScript -&gt; HTML

In article <20040129102058 16807%john@john telfordcom>,
john@johntelfor d.com says...[color=blue]
> I know this sound strange. I need is to convert a JavaScript Web site into
> HTML so Atomz <http://www.atomz.com/> can generate a search index for the
> site.[/color]

Eh? What does the JavaScript in the web site do? What is the URL?

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[John Telford]

Re: JavaScript -&gt; HTML

On 2004-01-29 12:08:40 -0800, Hywel Jenkins <hyweljenkins@h otmail.com>
said:
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> Eh? What does the JavaScript in the web site do? What is the URL?[/color]

JavaScript does most everything on the site.
Check it out at <http://lotsoflinks.joh ntelford.com/>

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[Brian Genisio]

Re: JavaScript -&gt; HTML

John Telford wrote:[color=blue]
> On 2004-01-29 12:08:40 -0800, Hywel Jenkins <hyweljenkins@h otmail.com>
> said:
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>> Eh? What does the JavaScript in the web site do? What is the URL?[/color]
>
>
> JavaScript does most everything on the site.
> Check it out at <http://lotsoflinks.joh ntelford.com/>
>
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> John Telford - Owner - JohnTelford.com LLC
> 503-292-6865 - fax: 503-292-3094
> Email: john@johntelfor d.com
> Web: http://www.johntelford.com Weblog: http://ITnews.johntelford.com[/color]

Well, I want to start out by saying that I really like the navigation of
this site. It feels like a book, and I like that. Well done.

From what I _understand_ of your code, you are dynamically creating all
of your content, from some sort of database. (When I say database, I
dont necessarially mean Sybase, MySQL, Oracle, etc... I simply mean some
sort of central location of the data, being a flatfile, or whatever.)
Though, it is possible that your pages of links are individual pages.

From what I understand of Orbits, it will traverse your site, by links.
If you are using a database to dynamically create your content, it
would be like asking Orbits to index Ebay... it is not really possible.
Although, if you are using a database, you can create your own search
engine.

If, instead, you are using the multiple pages approach, and loading
their content on the fly, then you may have something you can do... All
you really need to do, is have the pages linked from a page somehow.

One idea is to put links to all of your pages in a <DIV> tag, inside one
of your frames. Make the <DIV> hidden. Orbits will see it, but your
users wont. Then, on each content page, include some javascript that
will check to make sure that the book wrapper is there, and reload with
the book wrapper. Orbits will make a link to the content, and the user
will see the page as you intend.

Just some thoughts... regardless of anything, you should probably create
a non-Javascript page option, since browsers without Javascript will
never be able to use your page.

Brian