Re: CSS, Javascript and Browser Detection

This is one way of doing this. However, it limits you to serving only
browser compatible css, leaving html and javascript the same for all
visitors.
I took care of this issue once by doing browser and screen-size detection
server side(asp), and then using the corresponding XSLT
template/stylesheet to process the XML data that was the same for all
cases(per page). 
I think this is the best way to approach this issue, provided you have the
time and resources.
This can also be done client-side, but works only for clients that support
XSLT.
Andrej
--- Rick Jones <RJones(at)NAHRO.org> wrote:
> I'm thinking of using Javascript to detect what browser people are using
> so
> I can serve them a CSS based on the browser of their
> choice. What's your opinion on using this technique? Have you tried it?
> 
> Below is javascript code for TopStyle's minimalist approach to this. It
> supposed to
> detect whether the user is using IE or NN or Other. 
> 
> Any recommendations? Does anyone have code that detects for more browser
> versions? I feel like going nuts with CSS...
> 
> <!-- 
> if(-1 != navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")) 
> {
>  // Internet Explorer 
> document.write('<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ie.css">');
>  } 
> else if (-1 != navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mozilla")) 
> { 
> // Netscape document.write('<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> href="netscape.css">'); 
> } 
> else 
> {
>  // other 
> document.write('<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> href="other.css">'); 
> } //--> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> Rick Jones
> Online Information Manager
> National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) 
> http://www.nahro.org
> 630 Eye St. NW, Washington, DC 20001-3736
> rjones(at)nahro.org
> Toll Free (877) 866-2476 or (202) 289-3500 ext. 248
> 
> 


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