Re: Problems with Netscape 2.0 and mouseovers

But if the client doesn't understand Javascript it will ignore it and
continue with the basic text/images page. That's what the comment tags are
for. If the browser does understand then it will see the Javascript and
redirect.

Bob
DeConstruction Web Design
http://www.de-construction.com
ICQ 3194762


> But if the client doesn't understand Javascript, you can't. ;)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony King [SMTP:tony(at)imaginegroup.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 12:14 PM
> > To: hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: Re: Problems with Netscape 2.0 and mouseovers
> >
> > do it the other way.
> >
> > Detect for Netscape >= 3x
> > if true, go to the enhanced page.  Otherwise, stay at the text page.
> >
> >
> > Peter Benoit wrote:
> > >
> > > Hmm... but if Netscape 2.0 doesn't read Javascript, then how can you
do
> > > browser detection on the client side?   ;)
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: G.B>Tyrrell [SMTP:gbt(at)dial.pipex.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:46 AM
> > > > To:   jonblake(at)lw-oasis.org
> > > > Cc:   Thwing, Cathy; hwg-languages(at)hwg.org
> > > > Subject:      Re: Problems with Netscape 2.0 and mouseovers
> > > >
> > > > Netscape 2.0 does not read Javascript, so no MouseAnything. It
barely
> > > > reads
> > > > animated gifs. Best to do what Jonathan suggested and check for
> > browser
> > > > then
> > > > add an if/else statement sending 2.0 browsers to a text/static image
> > only
> > > > page.
> > > > Gail
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan Blake wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > We have a very simple mouseover script to use on this page to
> > toggle
> > > > our
> > > > > > button images.  Here's the script:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <a href="contents/distinfo/distinfo2.html"
> > > > > > onMouseOver="document.distinfo.src='images/Distinfo4a.gif';"
> > > > > > onMouseOut="document.distinfo.src='images/Distinfo4.gif';"><img
> > > > > > name="distinfo" src="images/Distinfo4.gif" border="0"
> > alt="District
> > > > > > Information" WIDTH="124" HEIGHT="30"></a>
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When viewed from Netscape 2.0, these pages bring up the error
that
> > > > > > "Distinfo has no properties"
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't have NN2.0 available to test at the moment but if you do a
> > test
> > > > > for document.images it should filter out NN2.0.
> > > > >
> > > > > if( document.images ) {
> > > > >  ...
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jon
> > > > >
> > > > > "Semper ubi sub ubi!"
> > > > > Loosely translated: No unfurnished basements!
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > G.B.Tyrrell
> > > > me(at)gbtyrrell.fsnet.co.uk
> > > > http://www.gbtyrrell.fsnet.co.uk/
> > > > Cambridge, Uk
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Tony King               |   The Imagine Group
> > tony(at)imaginegroup.com   |   http://www.imaginegroup.com
> > tony(at)writtenword.org    |   Business Internet Solutions

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