Web developers seem to be stuck on netscape and ignore the advances made in moz/fire. also they seem stuck on the security issues of the 4.7 series of netscape.
like many they need edumication (note the email ralph quoted referred to netscape, not mozilla) On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:58:25 +1200 Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ralph Stoker wrote: > > It seems that IE is the preferred browser for accessing weather > > information from the CAA sponsored met site...below is a brief > > description of previous correspondence. I intend to further respond to > > ensure that they take greater account of the differing web browsers out > > there...and would appreciate any brief comment from more technically > > competent computer users on CLUG on the two points raised: > > > > POP-ups: This option was not disabled on my machine (certainly in > > Mozilla and Netscape...for the life of me I can't find the POP-up option > > in Explorer ..even in help topics!). In case there was a cookie issue > > this too was enabled. > > > > What are the limitations in Netscape vs. Explorer to which they refer?? > > > > <Snip> > > > Response from MetFlight > > > > Hi Ralph > > > > Thanks for the e-anil received 2 days ago, I have been away on Business > > travel , hence the delayed reply. > > > > 711 registrations so far this month, and your e-amil is the 1st with the > > dreaded browser problems. > > > > I thing your browser has been set to restrict/prevent POP-ups, hence > > half of the functuality will not work. > > > > The site has been designed to work with Internet explorer due to > > limitations of Netscape and high use of IE as the browser. > > AFAIK there are no limitations other than non-standard stuff that will > only work on Windows. > > Mozilla is capable of all of the CSS stuff and XML etc. > > If they are a government site then they are not conforming to the > guidelines set down in the E-Government document created by the State > Services Commission. > > http://e.govt.nz/docs/web-guidelines-2-1/index.html > > Particularly this page. > http://e.govt.nz/docs/web-guidelines-2-1/chapter6.html > > <snip> > > > Usually when a site only supports one type of browser (usually IE) it is > only to cut development time and hence costs. There will only rarely be > a genuine functional issue on a publically accessible web-site. > (can't think of any off the top of my head) > > However intranet type web-sites will often only support IE because of > the fact that IE has all sorts of OS hooks that no other browser can > have. This provides the ability to add functionality like auto logons on > secure web sites using Windows security stuff. > > > -- > Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer > Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, > University of Canterbury - Te Whare Waananga o Waitaha > Private Bag 4800, > Christchurch New Zealand Phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
