Preserved Topic: How many browser is it? (Page 1 of 1)

I allredy having problem scripting my page so it works with IE, NN and gecko.

how many browser are ther and how can i make my script's work inn all the browser?

Hi Osaires!

well that all depends on what your script is doing really. If it is some dHTML script there are only a few that support most things. Some support them but poorly and others don't support them at all.

If you don't mind, give us a little more detail on what the script does and we could help you a little more.

Moust d-html!
how many difrent javascript language is it? and where can i read more about it? what cind of javascript language does opera have?





[This message has been edited by Osaires (edited 11-13-2001).]

Opera, along with Mozilla, IE 5+, and other more recent browsers, use the Document Object Model set forth by the w3c. IE 4 and NN 4.x use their own, weird document object models.

So all new browser's suport DOM?
(i really don't like this, it's a new browser every day? almouse. he he )

Osaires;

I just wasn't clear on what you were trying to accomplish with your script. There is a menu that BrotherCake has made that works in "most" browsers. Check it out: BrotherCake. You can look at their script to see how they overcome some of the older browser issues.

Also check out this website. It has some really good info on it too. Never forget to check out A list Apart and The Web Standards. There are really good info on all those sites to help figure out what direction you can take.

It is a big problem with so many browsers. We just have to make it work as best we can and give the people who refuse to upgrade to newer versions an option and tell them it would be best to upgrade their browser. I just wish that every browser would use some type of standard info as to the DOM and such.



[This message has been edited by CPrompt (edited 11-13-2001).]

Well, theoretically, you can make your DHTML scripts work on every browser from IE4 and NN4 on up to the newest Mozilla/NS6 and IE6 browsers. Opera is a special case, and while it is standard compliant, it unfortunately leaves a few (of my favorite ones!) out, sigh. I tend to break the browsers into different "families", you have those older than version 4, and then you have IE4-5, and Netscape 4.x, then the 'gecko' new DOM family, which is Netscape 6.x/Mozilla and IE5.5 and up. (IE has some cross-over, you can 5.5 as with gecko or as with older IE) I also add two more families to scan for, the "are you macintosh?" family and the "are you Opera?" family, both have their own quirks.

If all you mean is mouseovers and basic stuff, you can work with everything from IE3 and NN3 up, if moving layers in DHTML, the best you can hope for is NN4 and IE4 and up.

Your pal, -doc-

I would say, worry about standard complient browsers.
Let other browsers die

But then again, it all depends on what your boss/customer says.