To detect browser
in DW4
select the body tag of your page (bottom left corner)
Click the Add Behaviour button and select Check Browser
Now provide an alternative url for Netscape.
Browser Differences
Many People will view the web with browsers adjusted for accessibility. The
font size may be larger than the design time font, the screen resolution may
be different, images may be turned off, The page may be translated into another
language or the text could be spoken by voice. Aim to keep the page simple so
that translating software can cope, use the mark up language as it was designed
to be used.
When putting a heading on your page you may be tempted to just use a large font
instead of an <Hx> tag, you should try not to, always use the appropriate
tool because it's not just humans that will be looking at your page.
Cross Browser
The latest stats http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat.htm show IE with the major share but Netscape and others still get a slice of the cake. If you want your site to work in all browsers then you need to use cross browser techniques when authoring. Netscape and IE have different tag attributes for DIV SPAN and ID which effect the way styles are applied to a page. DW4 can detect which version of browser the client is running.
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select the body tag of your page (bottom left corner) Click the Add Behaviour button and select Check Browser Now provide an alternative url for Netscape. |
This will insert an onLoad Javascript function that will detect and redirect if necessary. It is also possible to detect the presence of plugins with the check plugin behaviour.
