From: Cameron H. <ca...@bi...> - 2001-03-07 10:04:02
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yes, now we need a macintosh developer :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: dyn...@li... > [mailto:dyn...@li...]On Behalf Of Raymond > Smith > Sent: 07 March 2001 02:36 > To: dyn...@li... > Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] [ dynapi-Bugs-226673 ] IE 4 & 5 Macintosh > > > God praise, a Macintosh debugger. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "nobody" <no...@us...> > To: <no...@so...> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 6:03 PM > Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] [ dynapi-Bugs-226673 ] IE 4 & 5 Macintosh > > > > Bugs #226673, was updated on 2000-12-22 03:23 > > You can respond by visiting: > > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105757&aid=226673 > &group_id= > 5757 > > > > Category: Browser-Specific Issue > > Group: None > > Status: Open > > Priority: 5 > > Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous > > Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous > > Summary: IE 4 & 5 Macintosh > > > > Initial Comment: > > DynLayer doesn't work properly > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous > > Date: 2001-03-06 18:03 > > > > Message: > > Logged In: NO > > > > I have gone one step further and put the test in > > browser.js. At the end I add the check > > > > if (this.platform == "mac" && this.ie5) {this.ie4 = true; > > this.ie5 = false;} > > > > This seems to fix up many problem, not just layer creation. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous > > Date: 2001-03-06 15:02 > > > > Message: > > Logged In: NO > > > > I have found that I have fixed a few of the issues on the > > Mac for IE4 & 5. Part of the problem is that IE5 on the > > Mac doesn't have the same capabilities as IE5 for win32. > > However, it is close to IE4 on win32. For example.... > > > > DynLayer.createElement=function(dlyr)..... > > > > if (is.ie4) { > > .... > > } else if (is.ie5 || is.ns5) { > > ... > > } > > > > because it is trying to use ie5 stuff, moving a child > > actually ends up moving the parent! I create a temporary > > fix by doing the following. Doing this, I can now get the > > scrollbar to work! > > > > if (is.ie4 || (is.ie5 && is.platform == "mac") { > > .... > > } else if (is.ie5 || is.ns5) { > > ... > > } > > > > I am thinking that any place where you check for is.ie5, > > you need to add the "mac" ie5 case to the is.ie4 case. > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous > > Date: 2001-01-18 05:20 > > > > Message: > > There are quite a few problems with DHTML related to the Macintosh: > > > > IE4.5 is a nightmare, especially when coming to z-indexes and weird > transparent overlays preventing events from occuring on the page) > > > > It also seems like any clipping manipulation is disallowed (the > elm.style.clip does not seem to be able to be manipulated) > > > > This seems to also carry on over to IE5 on the mac too > > > > Many of the most advanced features (luckily most not used by the DynAPI) > are not supported at all in 4.5 and quite a few are incompletely supported > by 5. > > > > Unfortunately I don't have a mac myself at present so i cannot give > further information, however it is worth noting that IE5.5 PC and IE5 mac > are very similar (bugs like transparent layers not capturing > events etc are > held in common) > > > > As I am no longer familiar with the DynAPI I'm afraid that this is all I > can offer at present, I may try to list all problems I encounter as I am > currently developing a very complex DHTML API of my own for a project I am > on which requires support for: > > > > NS 4.08 upto NS6 PC and Mac > > IE 4-5.5 PC and Mac > > > > Which means I spend most of my time cursing macintoshes! > > > > Chris Bodar(t) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Pascal Bestebroer > > Date: 2001-01-15 09:44 > > > > Message: > > Someone with Mac IE access that can fix this? > > or: > > Any other Mac IE users who have the same problems (or no > problems at all) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Christoph Kepper > > Date: 2001-01-15 09:12 > > > > Message: > > As far as I can see there must be something wrong with the > initialization > > routine of the Dynlayer. I don't get any Javascript Error > Messages and the > > Dynlayers don't show up anywhere. However, everything worked fine in all > > other browsers. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Comment By: Pascal Bestebroer > > Date: 2001-01-12 11:18 > > > > Message: > > Give more info, cause this is not helpfull. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > You can respond by visiting: > > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105757&aid=226673 &group_id= 5757 > > _______________________________________________ > Dynapi-Dev mailing list > Dyn...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dynapi-dev > _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list Dyn...@li... http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dynapi-dev |