From: Robert Hicks Date: 2001-10-25T10:32:40+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:23247] Re: SmallScript website [Was: Creating blocks at runtime] David Simmons wrote: > "Ned Konz" wrote in message > news:20011024185908.CAC9A3919@helium.ruby-lang.org... > >>On Wednesday 24 October 2001 11:51 am, Jim Freeze wrote: >> >>>>-- Dave S. [www.smallscript.org] >>>> >>>Hmm... Looks like www.smallscript.org is windows exclusive. It crashes >>>netscape on Solaris and FreeBSD. When I turn off javascript, it >>>then complains that my browser does not support frames. Huh? >>> > > Hmmm. > > That is very good feedback. The site is being revamped, but it is good to > know what you're telling us. > > That site was authored inside "RoboHelp" and emitted as a website directly > from the tool. In other words, I really have no idea what it is emitting to > provide the navigation controls. > > I do know that it makes use of JavaScript [and possibly Java] to present a > tree-view on the left side for navigation and provide searching facilities. > I also know that it does not use any COM/ActiveX controls. The product > claims that it creates websites that are accessible from standard javascript > enabled browsers on any platform. > > The site worked fine from IE, Netscape, and Opera under any flavor of > windows. > > I was not particularly concerned about the website in its early form. But as > things progress this becomes a critical issue. Obviously we'll have to make > sure it works on the different browsers of differing platforms. > > >>>I would like to visit the site, but do I really have to buy windoze to >>> > do > >>>so? >>> > > Absolutely not. > > >>And under Konqueror it tries to load a bunch of Java applets; turning off >>Java still doesn't work. >> >>Under Mozilla it just does nothing. >> > > Sigh... > > >>-- >>Ned Konz >>currently: Stanwood, WA >>email: ned@bike-nomad.com >>homepage: http://bike-nomad.com >> > > Thanks guys, > > -- Dave S. [www.smallscript.org] > > > > Works fine on OSX 10.1 using the latest Mozilla...