>> 1. Using browser sniffing to write tags using js makes problems [snip] > I agree. It would be better, for instance, for the code to detect the > presence of window.ActiveXObject to understand to create the IE-type > object instead of checking to see that navigator.appVersion includes > "IE" or not. I know for some aspects you can't do this, especially > with the strange Mac configurations that are out there, but as much as > possible, it is the functionality, not the name, that should determine > what choices are made for applet/object
Correct. If you folks come up with some better and reliable ways to distinguish between browsers then I will be glad to incorporate the changes into Jmol.js. >> 2. This sort of thing may allow one to generate partial code that >> satisfies HTML4.01 or XHTML1.0 strict in appropriate browsers, but >> unless you also use javascript to generate the DTD line, that's is bound >> to be incorrect on some browsers. Not that it really matters, as >> browsers only take limited notice of the DTD (see my next posting). > > Right. And you have to have your SERVER sending out the page as > "application/xhtml+xml" type. Q: Can't you put the content-type in the header as a meta tag and have it override what the server returns? (I am not even sure that this would be useful) > AND, you have to require no use of > Internet Explorer by your users (because IE does not and probably will > not ever support XML). Q: Has MSFT made any official statements to this effect? Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
