Compatibility of ASP.Net asn nonMS browsers

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Al Reid

I have been told that the site I set up using ASP.Net is non-functional when
accessed by Netscape and Mozilla browsers. Is this a known issue or have I
done something stupid?

TIA.
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Al Reid

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know
for sure that just ain't so." --- Mark Twain
 
Not all browsers interpret HTML the same exact way unfortunately.
You should test with all browsers that you choose to support.
There are usually ways you can tweak your HTML or adjust your design to make
your pages acceptable on most all browsers.
 
Ok, can you give me a little more? Does that mean not using server
controls? Other than that, the HTML looks pretty vanilla.

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Al Reid

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know
for sure that just ain't so." --- Mark Twain
 
Steve.

Thanks,
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Al Reid

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know
for sure that just ain't so." --- Mark Twain
 
It should be mentioned here that ASP.Net is a SERVER-SIDE technology,
meaning that it does not run anything on the client. It only generates HTML
documents. HTML is an international standard, but different browsers support
it differently. However, the bottom line is, if an ASP.Net page is not
rendering correctly in a desired browser, it is the responsibility of the
developer, who has total control over the delivery of the HTML, not the
technology that delivers the HTML.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
That's nice except that I did not write any HTML, as it was all generated
for me by placing controls on the page. So how is it my problem, not the
development environment, for producing browser specific HTML? If I have to
rewrite all of the HTML generated by ASP.Net, who needs it?

I did find a setting that did make it work on most browsers, however.
 
Who placed the controls on the page? That is the entity that "wrote" the
HTML. Visual Studio is loaded with productivity tools. However, it still
can't write an application all by itself. It, like any other software, can
only do what you tell it to.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
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