Just a question/thought on the complete deprecation of
jQuery.browser.... I know the new model is to go toward a
"supportsXXXX" type declarative syntax for testing of support. And I
agree with that approach... in theory.

But what about frustrating browser differences that are just that --
browser differences, and not really "supports" of any thing,
especially not javascript related specifically.

For instance, I have some jQuery code that breaks up long text/URL's
by inserting word-breaks to allow for more normal line breaking/
wrapping.  Thanks to quirksmode.org, it is seen that for most
browsers, the <wbr> tag is the one to use for such a feat.  But for
safari, the &shy; is better (since <wbr> is only supported once on a
"line" by safari).

So, I have a line of jQuery code testing 'jQuery.browser.safari' to
decide which "break character/entity" to use.  So, my question is, how
on earth would I do this with the new syntax and wean myself off the
deprecated syntax?  It's not even a javascript thing.  It's just a
browser/rendering support thing.  But with no direct way to know what
browser I'm in, how will I accomplish it?

I guess somehow I'd need to create a "supportsWBR" or something like
that?







Paul Bakaus wrote:
> Hey John,
>
> first off, nice job with the live query / jQuery.support commits! I'm
> almost /feeling/ the improvements, without even testing them :)
>
> I'm curious about a couple lines in the commit, thought you might
> explain them to us:
>
> - ajax.js: It seems instead of a substitute, you simply removed the
> safari check. What was the reason for this?
>
> - core.js: removal of opera/display fix, color() method with safari
> fix, the whole display none logic - does this mean we simply don't
> support getting some style values for display:none elements? (which is
> fine, just wanted to check)
>
> Other than that, it looks all good, a lot of nice fixes / better logic
> in there, especially in event.js. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
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