Three hours ago, Stephen De Gabrielle wrote: > Hi, > > The javascript required message should ask user to use compatible > default browser: > > > 'Sorry, you must have JavaScript to use this page.' > > does not explain that to use the 'help desk' search under windows > you should change your default browser. > > Suggested text:
There's no way to do this -- the text needs to be different for different situations (like a text browser, or an intentionally disabled JS, or IE), and there's no way to tell the difference (... without JS). > > 'Sorry, you must have JavaScript to use this page. Javascript is > > disabled for local files in Internet Explorer. Another problems: it's not *disabled*, it's just very inconvenient. (And, as pointed out, can be disabled at the cost of giving up security.) > > Please change your default browser to one that supports javascript > > in local files. Suggestions: Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome.' > > We should probably also mention this on the documentation home page, > in the 'getting started' document and in 'DrRacket: Programming > Environment<http://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/index.html?q=F1> '. That's unlikely to make a difference, since you have to be reading the documentation -- but even if it was, I *really* want to avoid such browser recommendations. I'm sure that there are some people who really like IE, and this will be offending to them. (It'd be similar to recommending a change to your OS, or editor.) -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life! _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
