RE: [DynAPI-Dev] Mac DynAPI issues and Netscape 6 Discussion

[Michael E. <Mic...@il...>]

Liam,

We are also trying to get DynAPI working on the Mac (IE 5.0, NS 6.0, in
addition to the PC)... our current crunch is getting ScrollPane to =
work.
If/when we make progress we'll post our findings. Please feel free to
contact me if you have any ideas you want to bounce around, any/all =
comments
would be welcome at this point.

Mike Ellis
mic...@il...

-----Original Message-----
From: Liam Clancy [mailto:met...@ma...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 13:20
To: dynapi dev lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Mac DynAPI issues and Netscape 6 Discussion


I don=B9t usually have much time to contribute as the discussions =
mainly take
place outside my time-zone but Cameron Hart is on holiday, so here =
goes:

I too am a Mac'o'phile and have been hanging out here for some months.

<plug>
you can see what Cameron and I have done with it at http://www.e4.com/
</unplug>

Unfortunately lack of IE5Mac JS developer related material has slowed =
down
my many efforts to improve the DynAPI in this direction, and for the =
worlds
betterment.

Cameron and I have been mainly concerned with IE5Mac and NN6 lately:

1) Getting LoadPanel and ScrollPane working - particularly capturing =
onLoad
events, and applying this to the getContentWidth/Height problem (thanks =
to
Michael for this).

2) Investigation the extent of actual DOM support and the event model =
using
Brainjar's DOMviewer.

3) Checking and testing the core.api functionality to make sure it is
rock-solid in IE5Mac/NN6 without interfering with the other browsers.

4) Extending common widgets.

So far we are at the very much branched code stage of just trying to =
get
things working, the successful route appears to be to treat IE5Mac as a
variation of NN6 due to its DOM support, but it too has its rendering
idiosyncrasies (see http://developer.apple.com/internet).

Netscape on Mac is just fine - one in favour in the recent browser =
support
discussion, along with the fact that IE5Mac, whilst Microsoft, might =
just as
well be made by a 3rd Party.

This is a professional effort, and whilst I know the DynAPI already has =
some
fantastic effects built in (looking forward to playing with the anims), =
a
stable core.api is what we are working towards for the next few months.

I'd like to place offer my support with Ryan and other Mac developers - =
make
yourself known.=20

If I can help test others ideas on the Mac side, I am more than happy =
(we
have a full test suite inc. OSX). Will keep you posted on our own
developments of course - time is the enemy, not each other/browser
developers.

Full Mac compatibility in the core will make the DynAPI truly
'cross-platform' - and I for one would like to see what some of my
creatives' can do with it (you'd be surprised how many a happily =
embracing
programic animation in Flash without thinking they are getting =
technical!)



Liam
--=20
"Everything in moderation ... including moderation"

pgp on request