Ajax and browser compatibilty

[JJ]

Just considering my first ajax enabled site....

I notice that Ajax is 'compatible with most modern browsers'. What do you
more experienced ajax users do when it comes to older browser compatiblity?
i.e. don't worry about it / warn the user / code for older browsers also;

Thanks,
JJ

 

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Just considering my first ajax enabled site....

I notice that Ajax is 'compatible with most modern browsers'. What do you
more experienced ajax users do when it comes to older browser
compatiblity?
i.e. don't worry about it / warn the user / code for older browsers also;

I provide a warning to say that the browser they are using is not compatible
with some of the advanced features of the site they are trying to use, and
provide hyperlinks to download the latest version.

I'm afraid that this is just business. Technology advances, and end users
either keep up with it or they don't...

Cross-browser / cross-platform compatibility is one thing - I will happily
support e.g. Netscape 9.x on Windows, Mac and Linux and test my web apps on
those as a matter of course...

But I'm damned if I'm going to waste any time and effort testing for e.g. IE
3.2 or Netscape 4...
http://www.thecounter.com/stats/2007/June/browser.php

 

[JJ]

Hi Mark,

I totally agree with your sentiments about old browsers. Think I'll take the
same approach and include a browser check with a warning in my masterpage
code.

Thanks,
JJ




I agree totall

 

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

I totally agree with your sentiments about old browsers. Think I'll take
the same approach and include a browser check with a warning in my
masterpage code.

I use default.aspx in the virtual root for this - no sense in cluttering up
your MasterPage with code which it should never need to run...

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Older browsers comprise such a low percentage of my site hits that I am with
Mark on this one. If the site is openly Internet, I will give a warning with
a link, but that is about it. It takes too much time, and money, to support
every browser that ever came out.