[Thread Prev][Thread Next][Index]
Re: Support for Mac OS browsers...
Joe (and other that have responded),
Thanks for the summary of your experiences using Mac OS browsers.
On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Joe Wielgosz wrote:
> Roland, FYI, the way to disable the applet for a specific session is to
> start from the following page:
> http://someserver/las/servlets/dataset?use_java=false
> instead of
> http://someserver/las/servlets/dataset
> When you get to the constraint page, you just get the text boxes, and
> the preset region menu, but no applet.
Ok. Thanks for the tip.
> Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that the only platform/browser
> combinations that *can* handle this applet properly are Windows/IE or
> the obsolete Windows/Netscape 4.7.
At home I use Windows XP and Netscape 7.0 which works quite well applet
and all.
> Some suggestions:
>
> Maybe LAS should only try to serve the applet to clients that are
> running Windows?
Seems pretty brute force. All those folks in the "I switched" ads won't
be pleased that we're punting on trying to resolve the problem.
> And in the long run, if the applet compatibility problems can't be
> solved, perhaps Javascript or even Flash/Shockwave, would work on a
> wider range of browsers?
Either of those have their own problems, but it might be better. Who
knows?
Roland
Roland Schweitzer
NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center
325 Broadway (R/CDC1)
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
.... (303) 497-6249 .... (303) 497-7013 FAX .... rhs@cdc.noaa.gov ....
[Thread Prev][Thread Next][Index]
Dept of Commerce /
NOAA /
OAR /
PMEL /
TMAP
Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Accessibility Statement