Re: [Dynapi-Dev] Old Browser Support

[Leif W <war...@us...>]

MessageRegarding old browsers or new browsers... if you need some =
support for a browser, knock yourself out and write it.  :-)  Hopefully =
the support for all browsers can coexist within the API?  Or does the =
backward compatibility (adding all the return values, etc, for NN 4.03) =
break the newer browsers?  If so, maybe there's a need to split support =
into two flavors?  DynAPI for current / modern browsers, and err, how =
about DynoAPI for the Dinosaurs.  ;-)

Leif
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: C Kissinger=20
  To: dyn...@li...=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:41 PM
  Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Old Browser Support


  I first started using DynAPI because I needed a cross-browser solution =
for consistency across DOM/non-DOM browsers in ecommerce web apps. This =
seemed to have been the original focus with CBScript and DynAPI2, but =
lately the focus seems to have changed to more of an advanced app =
factory (still a good thing).

  I am still busy trying to port DynAPI3 Oct. 4, 2003 snapshot for =
backwards compatibility with NN4.03 and IE4, which when it is finished =
will probably serve me well into the distant future as a browser =
paleontologist.

  I would like to see a poll of current users and developers for =
determining the primary focus: advanced functionality vs. wider =
cross-browser support. With the DOM, anything is possible, so the need =
for a JS wrapper API becomes less imperative. DynAPI has been great for =
both so far, but I see people wanting to move forward and drop support. =
I can't do that, but I'm sure DynAPI will still be great either way.

  Thanks!

  Christopher Kissinger=20
  Web Development Consultant