>>> in HTML _and_ XHTML you can change the DOM by adding content via DOM 
>>> methods. And you may need a noscript alternative then. So the need
>>> for  noscript is not a difference between HTML and XHTML.
>>
>> No. With the DOM method, the whole document is the noscript content.
>> You  don't need an element to identify it, you can modify it at will.
> 
> I think, whether you need an alternative (noscript) for the scripting
> depends on what is done in the script. If essential functionality is
> added via scripting, a noscript alternative _is_ needed.

?

why?
in your html is the content *without* javascript with all essential
functionality.
if javascript is active, you can hide, change or whatever this with your
script.

so?


frank

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