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Remote Scripting with AJAX, Part 2
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08/22/2005, By Cameron Adams
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The remote scripting model is quite different from the standard page-based interaction that permeates most of the Web, and with that difference comes new usability pitfalls that can too-easily be introduced into your projects. These pitfalls typically arise either from the dynamic manipulation of the interface while the user is accessing it, or from the need to access data that's external to the web page.
Example 1 used remote scripting to validate the receipt number, and to automatically insert data that was retrieved from the database; however, none of this information was used particularly well, nor was it obvious to the user what was going on. Example 2 aims to correct this and other deficiencies in the first example, and make the experience a whole lot quicker, easier, and more understandable for the user. The five tips below explain some of the changes that can be used to turn a bad experience into a good one.
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