Also, chrome frame doesn't seem to work if the user is behind some types of security appliances (NTLM authentication, etc). If you need to support users behind gov't or corporate firewalls, it's not necessarily a great option.
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Chris Apolzon <[email protected]> wrote: > Chrome frame is great, but requires an extra download for the end-user. > imho, its then no different from requiring the user to install flash > > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Marcelo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mar 19, 1:43 pm, Brak <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Could the old browser issue (IE6 at least) be circumvented altogether >> > by that project I heard about which acts essentially as an ActiveX >> > plugin which simulates a Google Chrome Browser that takes up the whole >> > page, then renders the original page in itself? >> >> >> Possibly. You can read about it in the links I posted in the V2 group: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/browse_thread/thread/147276c08adc711 >> >> >> -- >> Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu >> -- >> >> >> >> > And thanks for letting us know. >> > >> > On Mar 19, 3:11 am, "Thor (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Exactly. :-) >> > >> > > And to tell you that if we can not make a new feature work on these >> > > browsers, that will not stop us from launching it. >> > >> > > On Mar 19, 2:09 pm, Josh Rosenthal <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > So... the announcement is more a matter of giving us notice that if >> ya'll >> > > > encounter a feature where the only way to implement it is break the >> old >> > > > browsers, that won't stop you from implementing said feature, rather >> than >> > > > telling us that you're not going to be paying any attention to >> whether or >> > > > not you might break functionality on the old browsers. Sounds >> reasonable. >> > >> > > > Thanks! >> > > > Josh >> > >> > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Thor (Google Employee) < >> > >> > > > [email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > On Mar 19, 12:41 pm, Josh Rosenthal <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > > > > Is the intent that already >> > > > > > existing functionality should remain functional? ie: Given a >> map I've >> > > > > > already built in v3 of the API, which I don't plan to add >> features to, >> > > > > and >> > > > > > don't do anything to take advantage of new functionalities. >> Will my map >> > > > > > continue to function under IE6, or will code be pushed that >> breaks >> > > > > existing >> > > > > > functionality in older browsers? >> > >> > > > > Where possible we will maintain backwards compatibility for these >> > > > > browsers. Only if a new feature is launched that requires changes >> > > > > which can not be implemented in a way that avoids regressions on >> > > > > unsupported browsers without significant negative impact on >> supported >> > > > > browsers would be consider breaking backwards compatibility with >> > > > > unsupported browsers. >> > >> > > > > If this becomes necessary we will provide reasonable notice. There >> is >> > > > > currently nothing on the roadmap that could require this, and I >> > > > > suspect that by the time something like that comes along the usage >> of >> > > > > these browsers will have declined so much as to make it >> > > > > inconsequential. >> > >> > > > > Many thanks, >> > >> > > > > Thor. >> > >> > > > > -- >> > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > > > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. >> > > > > To post to this group, send email to >> > > > > [email protected]. >> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > > > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]><google-maps-js-api-v3%2B >> [email protected]> >> > > > > . >> > > > > For more options, visit this group at >> > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
