Hello Nick
On 24/08/2007, Nick Clover wrote:
> It's probably the usual situation, there is official javascript and
> then there is microsoft javascript. Add to that the huge amount of bad
> javascript creaters out there
Grrrrr.
It seems to get worse too. For some reason I can't add Gallewry pictures to
eBay anymore. in fact the new Selling pages on eBay are appallaing - and
not just on IB but Firefox on A1 Linux too.
> Then there's the special 'LAST BUTTON' code that never works on IB,
> usually used in home banking and online supermarket registration
> forms...
No need to tell me. You get through everything and then for some reason the
final "Confirm", "Send" etc button does not work. The rest do, the "Cancel"
does but not the bl**dy button you want to use. Why do people code websites
in such a way that some buttons work and others don't. It would be better
for NONE to work than all but one.
Sometimes I find disabling JS does the trick and then all buttons work - or
maybe none at all.
> The problem is you still usually have to go through 4-6 pages
> of forms, fill them all in, thinking all the time 'it's working 
,
> it's working ' until you get to the final submit everything button,
> the dreaded 'BUTTON OF DESPAIR',
That is the real annoyance, everything "appears" to work until the last
moment when they get you. What is wrong with web "designers", don't they
want anyone to be able to use their sites with anything other than
Explorer? Why not they are just losing customers they need not lose.
> no matter how many times you click it,
> nothing happens, sneaking upon it from different angles and at
> different speeds does nothing, tried flipping screens and dragging the
> front one down so only the top edge of the button is visible and
> attcking from there? No chance, it's the button from hell...
There seem to be a lot of them :-(
>> (of course with spoofing yes).
Doesn't always work, nor does using another browser.
BTW. Anyone know what is the latest Firefox that works on the A1/Linux combo
and where to get it. I keep getting messages when I use that that my
Browser is out of date and I need to upgrade it.
As for the UK Post Office they seem 100% M$ insistent :-(
Nothing worked on their site except M$ IE on the wife's laptop which I only
use a a very last resort.
I suppose the one thing there was that nothing worked form the start when
you try to apply for something, you are not led through several pages
before hitting that 'BUTTON OF DESPAIR'.
Regards,
Bill.
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