Browser problem (Netscape)

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July 19th, 2003, 06:46 PM

szms

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Browser problem (Netscape)

Hi there!!

I am using Netscape 4.8 for browsing the following code but it's not working but at the same time it's working in IE, Galeon and Mozilla. Coule you plese let me know what I have to to in order to work it properly with Netscape.

Thank you.

php Code:

Original - php Code

 
<html>
 
<head>
<title>Option Selection and Submission...</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function updateTextBox(selectObj, textBoxObj)
{
    var index = selectObj.selectedIndex;
    var selection = selectObj.options[index].text;
 
    textBoxObj.value += selection + "n";
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>Multiple User Selection Submission</h1>
    <hr/>
 
    <p>Make your selections below:</p>
    <form name="selection_form">
 
        <?php
        $Domain_Name[] = "Cricket";
        $Domain_Name[] = "Soccer";
        $Domain_Name[] = "Table Tennis";
        $Domain_Name[] = "Chess";
        ?>
        <br>
        <select size="5" name="user_choice" onclick="updateTextBox(this, currentSelections)">
        <?php
            foreach ($Domain_Name as $Existing_Item) print " <option value="$Existing_Item ">$Existing_Item</option>";
        ?>
        </select>
 
        <hr/>
 
        <textarea name = 'currentSelections' readonly="readonly" rows = "20" cols = "45"></textarea>
        <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Submit"/>
    </form>
 
 
</body>
 
</html>

July 19th, 2003, 07:29 PM

honcho

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RE: Browser problem (Netscape)

Since PHP code is executed on the server, it is of only secondary importance. What does the HTML the browser is getting look like?

July 19th, 2003, 07:58 PM

Ashkhan

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RE: Browser problem (Netscape)

Yes, can you be more specific?

And why does Netscape 4.8 bother you at all? Not many people are using it nowadays.

July 20th, 2003, 12:38 PM

szms

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RE: Browser problem (Netscape)

I found one solution but not a very satisfactory one. If I use the latest version of Netscape for example 7.1 it's works perfectly. But still I want to know why it's not working in 4.7. Can any one tell me which least version of Netscape I need to use to activate this.

Thank you.

July 25th, 2003, 03:30 PM

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RE: Browser problem (Netscape)

Code:

onclick="updateTextBox(this, currentSelections)"

it wouldn't surprise me if NS4.x doesn't see the textbox named currentSelections as a property of the window object (simply because it isn't). Mozilla and NS6+ are probably just treating it that way simply for compatibility with IE, but in my opinion it is still wrong.
You might want to try one of the following:

Code:

onclick="updateTextBox(this, this.form.currentSelections)"

Code:

onclick="updateTextBox(this, document.forms['selection_form'].elements['currentSelections'])"

it can also be that NS4.x doesn't like the underscores in the name attributes. Strictly they are not allowed (same goes for name="bla[]" - the [ and ] are also basically not allowed); try names without underscores.

Supporting browsers that are older than 5 years (which NS4 is) however is in my opinion a waste of time, unless there are good reasons to do so (like being paid double the money); some things are just not possible if you keep supporting those dinosaurs. Forget about them and hopefully they will go away.

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