RE: FLASH: IE and Mac - 4.5

[JGL]

But, I think that is Barrangers approach. To check for ie4.5, not the

plug-in. The other info you describe is what the developer responsibility

is, once it is known that ie4.5mac is present.


jgl


> Barranger Ridler wrote:

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >         Anyone out there using a previous version of IE??

>

> Hi Barranger.  I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but Colin Moock has

> posted a list of things that don't work with Mac IE4.5, with notes about

> what's been fixed in IE5.  Javascript detection is one of those things,

> so unless he's wrong (Colin Moock wrong?), it's not going to work for

> 4.5.  Maybe versions before that though?

> Here's the moock url, and a clip from the javascript section:

>

> http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/macie/index.html

>

>     >>try it out (fixed in ie5)

>      detecting the flash plugin is impossible in ie 4.5 because it

> doesn't have the plugins property of the javascript navigator object.

> there's no direct workaround to this problem. ie 4.5 users should be

> sent to a page where they have to choose for themselves, or to the

> non-flash version of the site if there are links to the flash version

> from there.

>

> Regards,

> Helen



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