I would still like to offer in my CMS to be able to choose in which browser I want to display the current page. Is this possible or I in program can open only default browser? Can I at least choose wheter to open a new tab or a new window? Thanks in advance, -- When the sun rises I receive and when it sets I forgive -> http://moj.skavt.net/gleskovs/ Always in Heart, Grega LeskovÅek 2011/3/27 Richard Quadling <rquadling@xxxxxxxxx>: > On 26 March 2011 10:22, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, 2011-03-25 at 18:05 -0700, Tommy Pham wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Grega LeskovÅek <legrega@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > I am working on CMS designed to those who are unfamiliar Âwith a >>> > computer world and I want to offer a task where on a push of a button >>> > it will save current working page in textarea/s and open this page in >>> > a new tab or in a new window. >>> >>> PHP is server side. Â"push of a button" is client side. ÂGoogle >>> javascript+onClick. >>> >>> > I googled some, but am still not sure how can I do it. >>> > >>> > Do I have to use target="_new" - I can not do this - I am working this >>> > for my University seminar and it has to be valid HTML5. >>> > >>> > Please help me improve my plan >>> > 1. I check wheter the user is using windows, linux, mac and then show >>> > appropriate possibility of all browsers for the targeted platform >>> > (WIN:IE,SA,FF,CH,OP, LINUX:FF.CHROMIUM and I need help for the mac >>> > also besides SA and FF what does it have among browsers?) >>> >>> Have you tried to google for browser versions and platform? ÂWhile >>> searching for the same thing long time ago, I found a site that lists >>> them. ÂAlso, note that since you'll be using onClick for "push of a >>> button", beware of Javascript version difference among the browsers. >>> IIRC, IE is supports 1.3 and FF supports 1.9. ÂHaven't tested the >>> others so couldn't tell you. >>> >>> > 2. When the browser clicks button with the image of browsers inside >>> > anchor I target _new and location of the current file >>> > >>> > ?1 How can I offer option to open a new window not a new tab? >>> > ?2 How can I avoid the target attribute? >>> > ?3 How can I make a click on an image to produce action - or what do >>> > You suggest me to use - I would prefer img element not Âbutton with an >>> > image - how can I do this? >>> > >>> > Once I will finish it I will offer here software to everybody so I >>> > will be able to get some response and improve it and this is one of >>> > the major problems otherwise it is already functional. >>> > >>> > Please help me, thanks in advance - or ? You think I could do this better in JS? >>> > -- When the sun rises I receive and when it sets I forgive -> >>> > http://moj.skavt.net/gleskovs/ >>> > Always in Heart, Grega LeskovÅek >>> > >>> >>> I don't know if you have Flash in your tool belt but have you >>> considering using it? ÂIt may simply your life with various browsers >>> and their versions across different platforms. ÂNote: Flash does tend >>> to be sluggish in terms of loading time and how much of what you need >>> the Flash to do. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Tommy >>> >> >> >> I'd avoid trying to guess the browser entirely. There are always loads >> of fringe browsers that are in use, and things like Wine that allows >> people to run IE on Linux, as well as other Windows-based browsers too. >> As soon as you're trying to write a script that detects a specific >> browser and does something then you're already doing it wrong. Don't >> test for the browser, test for the feature that you're using. Javascript >> has a useful function called hasFeature which may help here. >> >> The main reason why it's bad to try and detect a browser and act on it >> is because you can get many browsers that work across a wide variety of >> operating systems such as Fx & Opera, which vary from version to version >> and OS to OS. >> >> Thanks, >> Ash >> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> >> >> > > A common approach to web dev is to start with a dumb page - just HTML > and then add CSS and JS. This is known as progressive enhancement. > > Another approach which I've read about recently is called regressive > enhancement. Essentially, you start at the cutting edge, using the > functionality that you want (canvas for example), and then add in the > missing features. > > As more of the browsers that support the newer features become the > popular ones, you end up with less code providing support for older > browsers. So, when every browser supports canvas, you don't need to > install any code to emulate the canvas. Modenizr and YepNope are the > tools I read about for this. > > -- > Richard Quadling > Twitter : EE : Zend > @RQuadling : e-e.com/M_248814.html : bit.ly/9O8vFY > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
