-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi TBUDL,
On 17 February 2002 at 16:57:52 +0100 (which was 15:57 where I live) Luc wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] KS>> I'm afraid that this naviagtion isn't a very good idea. KS>> What's the use of a FAQ that many people cannot access? > I have to agree with that, although my version of Opera works with it. > I don't understand what the meaning is of that kind of programming: is > there a special reason that the page isn't set up "normal" ? The majority of people can read it and access it well. The problem is the use of DOM JavaScripting to allow drill-down navigation of the issues. DOM is fully and properly implemented by Internet Explorer (90% of all hits on the FAQ are from IE users) and Mozilla (only 2% of hits). The "others" are using Opera (some can access it, some can't, depending on configuration and version in use), NetScape (who have really made a bit of a mess of DOM) and others, too small a percentage to worry about and some of who can read and some of whom can't read it. The fact is, there's a flat version of the FAQ models within the downloaded page. It is the penchant of folks to turn on switches that "fake" the browser type, fooling the page into thinking the browser is compatible when it isn't and that's where people really can't read it. If the browser wasn't bluffing, the plain-text version would be displayed. If the percentages were different, I'd be extremely concerned, but they're not. When I have more time, I may switch over to a single Java browsable large model (much better for searching and correlating) with a plain-table version for the Opera (and other) die-hards. I still stick doggedly to the NCSA mosaic derived Internet Explorer. Not everything MicroSoft produce is bad technology. IE is the one thing that I have always thought to be one of their better pieces and remains so. What sucks is the way its tendrils spread through the system. But, there's no need to let it and I just use it as a browser. Works great for me. - -- Cheers -- .\\arck D. Pearlstone -- List moderator ___________________________________________________________________ \ BrainPower - BrainStorm - thinks - http://www.brainstormsw.com / \ PGP Key ID: 0x929DCDA0 | www: http://www.silverstones.com / � TB! v1.54 Beta/39-14F4B4B2 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 � -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (MingW32) iD8DBQE8b/ZOOeQkq5KdzaARAggGAJ4w1dwRd51UXEhRj5dkKxDf5nICOgCffbul lmhkiMD9bx/BQfhA27vrpJA= =GE+S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
