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What is Javascript?
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Javascript popular scripting language that is widely supported in Web browsers and other Web tools. It adds interactive functions to HTML pages, which are otherwise static, since HTML is a display language, not a programming language. JavaScript is easier to use than Java, but not as powerful and deals mainly with the elements on the Web page. On the client,
JavaScript is maintained as source code embedded into an HTML page.
A scripting language is a simple programming language used to write an executable list of commands, called a script.
A scripting language is a high-level command language that is interpreted rather than compiled, and is translated on the fly rather than first translated entirely.
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Why should I have Javascript enabled for this web site?
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We use Javascript on every page of our website. If you don't have Javascript enabled in your browser, you will miss out on a great website!
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How do I enable Javascript in my Browser?
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- Explorer 3.x
- Go to "View | Options..." from the main menu
- Change to the "Security" tab
- To enable: make sure "Run ActiveX scripts" check box is checked
- To disable: make sure "Run ActiveX scripts" check box is unchecked
- Restart the browser
- Explorer 4.x and better
- Go to "View | Internet Options..." from the main menu
- Change to the "Security" tab
- Select "Custom" and click on the "Settings..." button
- To enable: make sure "Enable" is selected under "Active scripting"
- To disable: make sure "Disable" is selected under "Active scripting"
- Restart the browser. Simply reloading the page, rather than restarting the browser, maybe sufficient under some browser versions.
- Navigator 3.x
- Go to "Options | Network Preferences..." from the main menu
- Change to the "Languages" tab
- To enable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is checked
- To disable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is unchecked
- Restart the browser.
- Communicator 4.x
- Go to "Edit | Preferences..." from the main menu
- Select "Advanced" panel
- To enable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is checked
- To disable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is unchecked
- Restart the browser.
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| Want a Cookie with that? What is a cookie? |
According to TechWeb's Encyclopedia, a cookie is a small piece of data (usually 1 KB) created by a Web server
that is stored on a user's computer. It provides a way for a Web site to keep track of a user's patterns and preferences and,
with the cooperation of the Web browser, to store them on the user's own hard drive.
"The popular rumors about Web cookies describe them as programs that can scan your hard drive and gather information about you including:
passwords, credit card numbers, and a list of the software on your computer. None of this is close to the truth.
A cookie is a short piece of data, not code, which is sent from a Web server to a Web browser when that browser visits the server's site or visits a specific page on the web site.
The developers of the site will decide when they need to store information in cookie format if at all.
The cookie is stored on the user's machine, but it is not an executable program and cannot do anything to your machine.
What a relief, huh?
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Should I disable cookies in my browser?
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This is a personal choice. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer give you the option to accept cookies, to deny them, or to be notified when cookies are being used on a Web site.
To take advantage of this option in Internet Explorer 5.0, go to Tools | Internet Options | Security. In Netscape Communicator 4.06, go to Edit | Preferences | Advanced.
You should note that if you choose to disable cookies, it can be more of a hassle than it's worth. By doing so, you may be denied access to many Web sites (often you will see a notice when you visit the site that informs you to return with cookies "enabled" if you want to visit the site).
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Why should I have cookies enabled for this web site?
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We use cookies only on our booking pages to keep track of your preference and information.
We store the number of passangers, the location an date and other information in a cookie called www.LifeBallooning.co.za.
Netscape saves cookies in a COOKIES.TXT file. Internet Explorer saves cookies in separate files (per website) in the Cookies folder.
Once the email is sent to our booking email address, the cookie gets deleted.
Only if you wish to make a booking do you need to have cookies enabled.
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