Re: HTML Programming vs. PDF

[Tim Altom <taltom -at- IQUEST -dot- NET>]

>
>>I see that as a drawback, actually. Explorer doesn't read JavaScript, but
>>JScript. But Netscape doesn't honor JScript...Java applets require
>
>[snip]
>
>This is only partly true. Internet Explorer does support JavaScript. Here's
>a snippet from www.microsoft.com:
>
>"Will JavaScript work in Internet Explorer 4.0?
>
>Most functionality in JScript and JavaScript will work across both the
>Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0 browsers. The key issue
>here is that Internet Explorer 4.0 is already fully EMCA-compliant, while
>Netscape has announced that it intends to support ECMAScript. Internet
>Explorer 4.0 continues to lead in the standards arena, through its support
>for key standards such as ECMAScript."
>
>IE 3.x supports nearly the same object/event model used for Netscape 2.x
>browsers.
>
>Regards...Kris
>-----------------------------
>kolberg -at- actamed -dot- com
>kris -at- olberg -dot- com

I'm sorry, Kris, but "nearly the same" isn't "the exact same" and with the
browser companies subtly shifting the ground from under one another's feet,
I can't in good conscience wholeheartedly back this approach to online
documentation. Clients don't pay us for wonderous experiments, but for
predictable, reliable delivery.


Tim Altom
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