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I know what you're thinking: this site is for web developers, we know how to enable JavaScript! Well, your users might not.

There's a big problem with websites out there: many of them are not properly developed. There are a disgraceful amount of web applications that will simply not work if a user either doesn't have JavaScript or if a user has it disabled, and for no good reason other than laziness (or ignorance).

Venting aside, there are cases when JavaScript is simply required and that's the end of it. One that comes to mind: JavaScript games! If the application is 100% JavaScript, than to me it's an acceptable fall-back to simply display a helpful message, such as:

Sorry, JavaScript is required to use this feature. How do I enable JavaScript?

So, here's how to do it:

Firefox

• Linux and Windows: Tools > Options… > Content > Enable JavaScript
• Macintosh: Firefox > Preferences… > Content > Enable JavaScript

Internet Explorer

• Windows: Tools > Internet Options… > Security > Custom Level𔔞 > Scripting > Active scripting > Enable

Opera

• Linux and Windows: Tools > Quick Preferences > Enable JavaScript
• Macintosh: Opera > Quick Preferences > Enable JavaScript

Safari

• Linux and Windows: Edit > Preferences > Security >t Enable JavaScript
• Macintosh: Safari > Preferences… > Security >t Enable JavaScript

To help your users, feel free to link to this page.

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Comments (1)

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  July 2nd, 2008 mimi said…

  how do i get it to work on runescape

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