On 23 Oct 2000, 8:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I designed a web site, and I used the MARQUEE tag.
>
> As you all know, it only works in Explorer.
>
> In Netscape, the ENTIRE text appears on the window, and is NOT moving.
> And it's ugly.
>
> Anybody can tell me how I can get rid of that text in Netscape?
>
> I remember I saw someplace a JavaScript, which can tell the browser what
> to take.
>
> Or perhaps, I should design 2 versions of my pages, and on the Home Page
> to state: "Choose the browser: Explorer, Netscape"? Like I saw some
> pages which say: "Choose Flash or no-Flash or "Skip Intro"
>
> Please, help!
You have come to the right place. I have just the answer for you. I
want you to visit each of these two sites and study EVERYTHING you can
read. Please take to heart what each site is trying to teach you:
(1) Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
(2) The Best Viewed With Any Browser Campaign
http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/
Browser specific code should not be used unless you are sure that the
code gracefully degrades in the other browsers. If the MARQUEE tag is
not working well for other browsers to your satisfaction, then you need
to find some other method to display your text.
Sticking a "Best Viewed with BrandX Browser" note or giving your
visitors only two choices of browsers, gives your site an amateurish
look and conveys a sense of ineptitude and ignorance on the part of the
webmaster.
Learn to use Cascading Style Sheets to give your site style and
ambiance. CSS is not hard to learn:
http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/
Flash sites are rarely rich in content. Most Flash sites are
just...flashy, or shall we say flash in the pans. And nothing is more
annoying that having to stop at a Splash or Flash opening page and have
to click into the main content. Get your visitors right into your site
and make it easy for them to navigate your site regardless of the
browser or method they use to load your site.
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
