portability question

[Neil Zanella]

Hello,

I would like to ask: how portable is JavaScript these days? Last time I used it
you had to do all kinds of checks to see if the client is running IE or Netscape.
Now we have MS Windows with IE, Linux with Mozilla, and many more browsers like
Opera, Konqueror, etc...

So, how portable is JavaScript these days? Are those stupid browser-specific
extensions gone. If not, I'm probably not interested.

Anyways, I just wanted to have a few buttons pop up context sensitive help
windows with close buttons. Can I do this these days in a portable way?

Thanks,

Neil

 

[Jc]

Context sensitive help? Try using the HTML title property, it will
display a tooltip when the user hovers over the item. As far as I know
this should work across most browsers (IE for sure), without being
prone to being blocked by popup blockers (for example, XP SP2 upgrades
IE with one that is turned on by default).

Displaying a window with close buttons that works across browsers? Look
at the source of the many popups you encounter to get an idea of what's
involved. Depending on the intended application for your "help window",
java may be an option.