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*ThisThese alternative JavaScript versionversions workswork correctly at the start of a new year (for my forum versionas the ''default year reflects the latest year on the dayfile.txt''). (The original DAJ version uses the current calendar year in the viewer's time zone).

*Also like the revised 1.2 PHP version, the alternative JavaScript version will pass validation, as all the coding is to the latest standards (ECMA-292, CSS3, HTML5). The original PHP and JS versions below, use non-standard attributes to handle for example the highlighting facility, the alternative provides highlighting with standard-compliant coding.

*Unlike the original DAJ version below, my alternative JavaScript versionversions only readsread the '''[[dayfile.txt]'''] ''once'', however many times you choose a different data set (called category in the forum versionversions) or a different year. ItEach also ''avoids redrawing the table if the year is changed''. So my alternative is thus considerably faster, especially with large dayfile.txt files (and changes of data set or year).

*For greater ease of customisation, the forum versionversions usesuse a different sequence in ''''label_items'''', and includesinclude the ability to apply your own formatting according to value for any selected category. The forum example includes colourcolouring the rainfall rate according to intensity groups used by UK Meteorological Office.

Advantages of latest29 January 2013 revision [[User:Sfws|Sfws]] 16:50, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

*By placing a redesigned 'label_items' in the HTML (so much easier to edit), themy newnewer version makes it easier to add new criterions and adapt to any future changes in [[dayfile.txt]].

*A number of headings and messages are defined in the HTML, but used by the script. This arrangement makes the newrevised version more informative, but preserves the ability to tailor to your preferences on wording and language.

*If you select the new29 January 2013 version, it includes a CSS, based on tailoring the standard Cumulus one, but you may want to make the new page match your existing pages. It includes HTML compatible with standard Cumulus pages (it does not need any Cumulus processing), but again that may need tailoring to match your other pages, but the HTML in the forum does offer the ability to display the raw dayfile.txt if JavaScript is not enabled in the viewer's browser.