(or no Flash mixed with HTML, anyway) I'd be happy. I'm not sure how
its CSS stuff varies, as our use of CSS is pretty basic.
*sigh* I want my standards, dammit!
--benD
Kevin Graeme wrote:
> Geez man. I worked with IE5/Mac as my primary browser for years. Had no
> problems developing cross-compatible sites.
>
> Of course, we avoided serious _javascript_, Flash, use of iframes, CSS, etc.
> Do that, and it works great!
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: AAARRRGGGGHHH! Stupid IE!!!!
>
> > Ah, I'm not offended. Just surprised is all. I was kidding about
> > starting a browser war. I don't really care what people use, just so
> > long as they don't complain about how the layout doesn't work in Lynx
> > 1.0 :-)
> >
> > AFA IE/Mac goes, in all fairness, I'm looking at it from the point of
> > view of all the @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@# customization I had to do to get sites to work
> > properly with IE/Mac and everything else. Plus, we have a site that
> > (against my better judgement) uses an iframe floating over a section of
> > Flash. This does not, cannot, will not work in IE/Mac because you can't
> > float anything over a plugin becuase of the z-index bug.
> >
> > As a consumer browser, it may be fly as can be, but I'd never notice
> > because I'm too busy arguing with the internals.
> >
> > I thought Opera was pretty sweet back when I first tried it, but that
> > was before an ad-supported version was released, and I was a poor
> > college student at the time and didn't have the moolah to shell out for
> it.
> >
> > --benD
> >
> > Jim Campbell wrote:
> >
> > > Really? I really liked IE on the Mac. I don't use it now -
> Mozilla and
> > > Opera are too far advanced to consider it, but for OS 9, I don't think
> > > anything for the Mac was as good. I didn't know about the z-index
> thing
> > > though... Hmmm.
> > >
> > > At risk of offending you again :) Opera is pretty great these days.
> > >
> > > - Jim
> > >
> > > Ben Doom wrote:
> > >
> > > >Begin Browser War:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>I love the irony of Microsoft's Mac software being almost
> universally
> > > >>superior to their Windows software. I prefer Office X and its suite
> of
> > > >>applications far more than Office XP/2003, and IE for Mac was
> probably
> > > >>the best browser out for OS 9 and OS X for a while (possibly the
> best
> > > >>browser, *period*), although Opera is probably the king in that
> regard
> > > >>now. Well, that or Mozilla.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >IE for Mac the best browser? What the hell are you talking about?
> Its
> > > >DOM is even less standardized than IE/Win. Its plugin structure
> forces
> > > >any plugin to have an "infinite" z-index. Its _javascript_ support is
> > > >even odder than IE/Win.
> > > >
> > > >I really, really don't care for this browser. But maybe you noticed
> that.
> > > >
> > > >Safari has its own set of problems, especially for developers, but is
> a
> > > >pretty good browser for the average end-user. For my money (or lack
> > > >thereof) Mozilla is king. Though, admittedly, I've not used Opera
> since
> > > >way back when.
> > > >
> > > >--benD
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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