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Re: For a web guru

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From: Rich James
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 00:00
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In article <5pcdlv$6lm@news.mel.aone.net.au>, brad.grove@b131.aone.net.au 
says...
> My web site displays an error message relating to an undefined object
> (image) when using older versions of Internet Explorer. Can someone have a
> look at it and advise me on a fix.

The only solution I'm aware of is to build your page in Java, which will 
happily support the state of each button object.
The simpler solution is to _get_ _rid_ of that 'View only in microsoft 
internet explorer' button.
In the 50-50 choice of it, you've picked the browser that's not bothered 
to get up to date with the technology of the web for about 2 years.
Put a Netscape badge there, and you'll be fine.
MSIE 4.0 will support (sort of) JavaScript 1.1 (which Netscape has been 
using since the release of Netscape 3.0, which is about a year and a half 
old).
MSIE 3.x and below only support Javascript 1.0 which does NOT support 
images as object types.
Choices then are:
1)  Advise Netscape (by putting the Netscape _3.0_ button there)  [note 
must be 3.0 or above].
2)  Write your page in Java.
3)  Give up the idea of stateful rather than stateless buttons.

HTH

Rich


PS.  Like the page.  Very cool...  :)
PPS. No, I'm not a microsoft basher...  They do have some decent 
products.  Pity MSIE isn't one of them.  I just like things that work.
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From: Rich.James@dial.pipex.com (Rich James)
Subject: Re: For a web guru
Date: 1997/07/03
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