Re: Inconsistent behavior when encountering Java Script

[Samuel W. Heywood]

On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:45:31 +0200 (CEST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) 
wrote:

> Hi

> "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> SH> I know that Java is *supposed* to run on any platform, but I
> SH> frequently encounter Java Script with MSIE on my Window$ 95 computer
> SH> that completely crashes it down.

> And what does this have to do with with java being supposed to run anywhere
> ??

If Java is supposed to be able to run on any platform, then it would seem
logical that it would be possible to write Java Script in such a manner that
it should be correctly interpreted and run on any platform and with any
program properly designed for it also.

<snip>

> Even modern IE (5) has big problems with JavaScript, because M$ does not
> have big interest in making JavaScript running smoothly with IE.
> The situation is much worse with versions < 4 !!

Does Netscape handle Java Script much better than MSIE?  If so, why do so
many people prefer to run MSIE instead of Netscape or some other browser
that might handle it better?

Sam Heywood
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