There's quite a bit of useful information here about JavaScript compatibility across different browsers, and ways to deal with the differences:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/js/ The main lessons to be learned here are that: (1) Most of the good things that can be done with JS *can* work properly with a variety of popular browsers, and (2) So-called "browser detection" is almost always a very bad idea. Cheers, -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ On Tuesday 27 August 2002 08:04 am, Antonio Gallardo Rivera wrote: > I agree with you Dieter, but dont agree to use closed Microsoft specific > extension to JavaScript. I think this is why many people dont like > JavaScript, because there are many sites that always tell us: > > "You dont have MS IE installed Please download the it!". > > But this is not a valid reason to tell that JavaScript is not fair. > Javascript is just a language to embed into HTML nothing more. But if you > got into the close web of Microsoft in around JavaScript, then we will > lose. > > I never hear someone telling that C or C++ even Java is not a good language > just becaused they are closed to MS. This is ridiculous! But you will got > into the MS tramp if you use the libraries (or sometimes called > "extensions) of the specific language. > > There are many JavaScript libraries that works fine in Netscape or Mozilla > compatible browsers. That means that are not tied to a specific browers or > company. > > I hope you can got my point about that. > > Regards, > > Antonio Gallardo. > > El Martes, 27 de Agosto de 2002 07:38, Dieter Simader escribi�: > > Frontends for the browser are split up. At the moment there are two > > directories which run code depending on which browser you use. > > > > bin/mozilla runs the framed version, run of the mill straight html > > bin/lynx is for the lynx browser > > most everything is linked to bin/mozilla except the menu > > is different > > > > bin/js is intended for Javascript code. > > bin/xterm is intended for the perl/Tk port > > bin/console is intended for a straight console port > > > > This way you are not forced to use any particular browser. If there will > > ever be something specific for IE then I can always add bin/ie and have > > all the IE code in this directory. > > > > > > Dieter Simader http://www.sql-ledger.org (780) 472-8161 > > DWS Systems Inc. Accounting Software Fax: 478-5281 > > =========== On a clear disk you can seek forever =========== > > > > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, John Summerfield wrote: > > > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 03:03, Dieter Simader wrote: > > > > mozilla is a catch all do GUI browser framed frontend > > > > > > > > > > > > The Javascript port will go into bin/js and if one wants to run > > > > Javascript then you'd pass terminal=js The menu, which is something > > > > like your traditional "File", "Edit" pulldown menu on top is done but > > > > it requires a lot of horsepower to run. > > > > > > Please do not confuse the name of the browser with capabilities it > > > might have. I can't use my bank's Internet banking website because it > > > uses javascript with special processing for IE and Netscape and no > > > default. The result is a blank page. > > > > > > Even js-capable browsers may have it turned off. > > > > > > I support the notion of supporting Javascript, but don't tie its use to > > > any browser. If someone comes up with a js-capable lynx, let them use > > > it with no messing around. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim ------------------------------------------------------- (un)subscribe: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sql-ledger-users Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
