Jim Wilson wrote:
Hi all,
Quick question: should a MediaWiki page look the same in the same browser with and without javascript support?
It should, but our Wiki*edias are full of JS hacks ;)
I'm not trying to rain on everyone's parade here - this is a real concern. The truth is that it's possible TODAY to make "pure CSS/JS" skins. Just hack up Monobook.css and Monobook.js to do whatever you like. All the CSS styles applied in MW can be undone by later styles, and DOM elements can be swapped around at will in the JS.
That's the power of monobook.js But shouldn't be required to get the _right_ view.