Re: ASP.NET, MAC, and non-IE browsers

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Thanks, this is helpful. Do you know any white papers, knowledge base
articles , web sites, that deal with the issues in programming in asp.net
with the idea of multiple browsers and users accessing the site from a MAC?
Since I am new to ASP.NET it would really be useful.

Also does the 2.0 version coming out have any additional features to help
with compatibility?
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smHaig


"Jacky Kwok" wrote:

> smHaig wrote:
> > I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
> > be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
> > with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
> > hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
> > access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
> > smHaig
>
>
> It should not have great problem, if you can design your webapp
> carefully and do not use any HTML/javascript code which just are
> available in Windows IE only.
>
> Also, always set the 'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' in each page on
> "Page_load" event.
> The Dotnet framework always consider other browsers are old browser
> which just can support old version HTML even you use new brwoser, e.g.
> FireFox.
> 'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' forces the Dotnet output IE5 compatible HTML
> code.
>
>
> Of cause, anything you must test in multiple platform. Especially, for
> any case using javascript,style sheet, etc.
>
> In my experience, The behavior of FireFox in WIndows and Mac are
> basically same. If you can force the users to use firefox in all the
> platforms. It is more easy to make them compatible.
>
>
> --
> Jacky Kwok
> jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
> jacky@compose_DOT_com_DOT_hk
>
.

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