On 01/11/09 17:44, Mort wrote: > Mort wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am having a problem with getting maps on several web sites, using >> SeaMonkey 1.1.4. They say the same thing, that I need an advanced >> browser to see their maps, and they suggest Firefox or I.E.. >> >> I do not use I.E., but have Firefox on board, and indeed the maps do >> appear using Firefox. >> >> I am puzzled why they do not work with SeaMonkey, and wonder if there is >> some sort of plugin that I need. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Morton Linder > Correction: > SeaMonkey 1.1.14.
In general, this type of problem is due to the web site developer "sniffing" for the type of browser, and doing it incorrectly. The developer probably thinks there is IE and Firefox, and that's it. So he looked for those two and panics when he doesn't see them. However, as you may know, SeaMonkey uses the same basic rendering engine used by Firefox (as well as a number of other browsers) named Gecko. This is what the site should actually be looking for. You could educate the web site developer about their mistake, but that may not help you in the short term. For now, you can trick the web site into thinking you are using the Firefox browser by changing the User Agent string sent by your browser. One easy way to do this is through the use of a User Agent Switcher. You may want to use this one: <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/59> You then just need to add the User Agent strings for whatever version of Firefox you wish to look like you're running. You can get the strings from many places. Here's one: <http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/Firefox/> The nice thing about the User Agent Switcher is it is not only easy to change the User Agent string, but it goes back to the default when you quit the browser. Best Regards, _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
