Problem/Topic | Platform Differences |
setAttribute("bgcolor", #334455) |
Mozilla 1.1b Behaves as expected |
Netscape 6 Behaves as expected |
Internet Explorer 5 Does not appear to have any affect (at least in the specified case) Instead use: object.style.backgroundColor = #334455 |
setTimeout(moveFunction, delay, param1, param2) |
Mozilla 1.1b Behaves as expected |
Netscape 6 Behaves as expected |
Internet Explorer 5 Does not pass param1 or param2 One hack is to use global variables instead of parameters
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Image transparency |
Mozilla 1.1b Behaves as expected |
Netscape 6 Behaves as expected |
Internet Explorer 5 Transparent parts of images are not transparent. But I have seen some
games on ie that look like they use transparent images, so there does seem to
be a way. |
Image layout |
Mozilla 1.1b Behavior seems particular to platform Sometimes the image doesn't always fill the entire cell even when
you explicitly specify it to do so. |
Netscape 6 Behavior seems particular to platform |
Internet Explorer 5 Behavior seems particular to platform |
mouse events |
Mozilla 1.1b You can respond to mouse events by assigning a function to a given type of event.
The mouse event information is passed into the function as a parameter. e.g. document.onmousemove = eventHandler,
function eventHandler(e) { xPos = e.clientX; } |
Netscape 6 You can respond to mouse events by assigning a function to a given type of event.
The mouse event information is passed into the function as a parameter. |
Internet Explorer 5 You can respond to mouse events by assigning a function to a given type of event. However, instead of
a passed parameter the mouse event is stored in an object named "event". e.g. document.onmousemove = eventHandler,
function eventHandler(e) { xPos = event.clientX; } |
Event handling in SELECT widgets |
Mozilla 1.1b Can use onclick in each option tag to respond to selections. |
Netscape 6 Can use onclick in each option tag to respond to selections. |
Internet Explorer 5 onclick in each option tag does not work. Use onclick in form tag instead. This
works on all three browsers. e.g. form onclick="setStyle(this.styleForm.value)" |
Empty visible DIV elements |
Mozilla 1.1b Behaves as expected. If you explicitly append children to a visible empty element, the children will show up if they are visible. |
Netscape 6 Does not behave as expected. Any appended children will not show up if the DIV element is empty. If you explicitly append children to a visible empty element, the children will not show up even if they are visible.
To fix this you can simply put in some text or image in the DIV element to make it show up.
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Internet Explorer 5 Behaves as expected. |
