Re: Browsers to test

Andrew Hankinson wrote:
> It's pretty much impossible to get modern browsers and
legacy browsers to
> agree on the same code.  Browsers such as NS4 should be
obsoleted ASAP, 
> same
> with IE4 and possibly IE5.  If you absolutely need to
support these
> browsers, you're probably better off redirecting them
to a bare-bones,
> text-only version of the site.
> 

NS4 should be laid to rest -- RIP!  It came out in 1997! 
How'd you like 
to drive in a car that's 10 years old -- let alone a
browser?

Apropos, here's a funny presentation by Scott Andrew who
used to be 
quite a scripting bunny back in the day:

http://www.scotta
ndrew.com/ns42002/

LEO

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Ahem.  Can we have a show of hands here?  How many of us are
quite happy
driving cars that are 10+ years old?

Proud owner of a '94 Corolla . . .  


Kathleen H. Turner
Web/Education Librarian
W.W. Hagerty Library
33rd and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875

Tel: 215.895.6783
Fax: 215.895.2070
khturnerdrexel.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Leo Robert
Klein
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:51 PM
To: web4libwebjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Browsers to test

Andrew Hankinson wrote:
> It's pretty much impossible to get modern browsers and
legacy browsers

> to agree on the same code.  Browsers such as NS4 should
be obsoleted 
> ASAP, same with IE4 and possibly IE5.  If you
absolutely need to 
> support these browsers, you're probably better off
redirecting them to

> a bare-bones, text-only version of the site.
> 

NS4 should be laid to rest -- RIP!  It came out in 1997! 
How'd you like
to drive in a car that's 10 years old -- let alone a
browser?

Apropos, here's a funny presentation by Scott Andrew who
used to be
quite a scripting bunny back in the day:

http://www.scotta
ndrew.com/ns42002/

LEO

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www.ChicagoLibrarian.com (blog)
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Ahem.  Can we have a show of hands here?  How many of us are
quite happy
driving cars that are 10+ years old?

Proud owner of a '94 Corolla . . .  


Kathleen H. Turner
Web/Education Librarian
W.W. Hagerty Library
33rd and Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875

Tel: 215.895.6783
Fax: 215.895.2070
khturnerdrexel.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounceswebjunction.org] On Behalf Of Leo Robert
Klein
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:51 PM
To: web4libwebjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Browsers to test

Andrew Hankinson wrote:
> It's pretty much impossible to get modern browsers and
legacy browsers

> to agree on the same code.  Browsers such as NS4 should
be obsoleted 
> ASAP, same with IE4 and possibly IE5.  If you
absolutely need to 
> support these browsers, you're probably better off
redirecting them to

> a bare-bones, text-only version of the site.
> 

NS4 should be laid to rest -- RIP!  It came out in 1997! 
How'd you like
to drive in a car that's 10 years old -- let alone a
browser?

Apropos, here's a funny presentation by Scott Andrew who
used to be
quite a scripting bunny back in the day:

http://www.scotta
ndrew.com/ns42002/

LEO

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www.ChicagoLibrarian.com (blog)
aim/msn/yhoo/goog: 'leorobertklein'

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