yes, now we need a macintosh developer :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Raymond
> Smith
> Sent: 07 March 2001 02:36
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] [ dynapi-Bugs-226673 ] IE 4 & 5 Macintosh
>
>
> God praise, a Macintosh debugger.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "nobody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 6:03 PM
> Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] [ dynapi-Bugs-226673 ] IE 4 & 5 Macintosh
>
>
> > Bugs #226673, was updated on 2000-12-22 03:23
> > You can respond by visiting:
> >
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105757&aid=226673
> &group_id=
> 5757
> >
> > Category: Browser-Specific Issue
> > Group: None
> > Status: Open
> > Priority: 5
> > Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous
> > Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous
> > Summary: IE 4 & 5 Macintosh
> >
> > Initial Comment:
> > DynLayer doesn't work properly
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous
> > Date: 2001-03-06 18:03
> >
> > Message:
> > Logged In: NO
> >
> > I have gone one step further and put the test in
> > browser.js.  At the end I add the check
> >
> > if (this.platform == "mac" && this.ie5) {this.ie4 = true;
> > this.ie5 = false;}
> >
> > This seems to fix up many problem, not just layer creation.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous
> > Date: 2001-03-06 15:02
> >
> > Message:
> > Logged In: NO
> >
> > I have found that I have fixed a few of the issues on the
> > Mac for IE4 & 5.  Part of the problem is that IE5 on the
> > Mac doesn't have the same capabilities as IE5 for win32.
> > However, it is close to IE4 on win32.  For example....
> >
> > DynLayer.createElement=function(dlyr).....
> >
> > if (is.ie4) {
> > ....
> > } else if (is.ie5 || is.ns5) {
> > ...
> > }
> >
> > because it is trying to use ie5 stuff, moving a child
> > actually ends up moving the parent!  I create a temporary
> > fix by doing the following.  Doing this, I can now get the
> > scrollbar to work!
> >
> > if (is.ie4 || (is.ie5 && is.platform == "mac") {
> > ....
> > } else if (is.ie5 || is.ns5) {
> > ...
> > }
> >
> > I am thinking that any place where you check for is.ie5,
> > you need to add the "mac" ie5 case to the is.ie4 case.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous
> > Date: 2001-01-18 05:20
> >
> > Message:
> > There are quite a few problems with DHTML related to the Macintosh:
> >
> > IE4.5 is a nightmare, especially when coming to z-indexes and weird
> transparent overlays preventing events from occuring on the page)
> >
> > It also seems like any clipping manipulation is disallowed (the
> elm.style.clip does not seem to be able to be manipulated)
> >
> > This seems to also carry on over to IE5 on the mac too
> >
> > Many of the most advanced features (luckily most not used by the DynAPI)
> are not supported at all in 4.5 and quite a few are incompletely supported
> by 5.
> >
> > Unfortunately I don't have a mac myself at present so i cannot give
> further information, however it is worth noting that IE5.5 PC and IE5 mac
> are very similar (bugs like transparent layers not capturing
> events etc are
> held in common)
> >
> > As I am no longer familiar with the DynAPI I'm afraid that this is all I
> can offer at present, I may try to list all problems I encounter as I am
> currently developing a very complex DHTML API of my own for a project I am
> on which requires support for:
> >
> > NS 4.08 upto NS6 PC and Mac
> > IE 4-5.5 PC and Mac
> >
> > Which means I spend most of my time cursing macintoshes!
> >
> > Chris Bodar(t)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Pascal Bestebroer
> > Date: 2001-01-15 09:44
> >
> > Message:
> > Someone with Mac IE access that can fix this?
> > or:
> > Any other Mac IE users who have the same problems (or no
> problems at all)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Christoph Kepper
> > Date: 2001-01-15 09:12
> >
> > Message:
> > As far as I can see there must be something wrong with the
> initialization
> > routine of the Dynlayer. I don't get any Javascript Error
> Messages and the
> > Dynlayers don't show up anywhere. However, everything worked fine in all
> > other browsers.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Comment By: Pascal Bestebroer
> > Date: 2001-01-12 11:18
> >
> > Message:
> > Give more info, cause this is not helpfull.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > You can respond by visiting:
> >
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105757&aid=226673
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