How to Hide Javascript from IE5/Mac

[smileycat]

I am using a JavaScript [

http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/domtabdata/

] that uses onclick events which are not supported by IE5/Mac.

I'm not a JavaScript programmer so I can't rewrite the JavaScript - so is there a way that I can simply hide the script from this browser?

Thanks for any responses, and for keeping them simple!

--Christian Watson

 

[tiamat2012]

Well one solution would be to do a browser check, and do something else in other browsers.

Checkout

http://www.dithered.com/javascript/browser_detect/index.html

This is one way you could do it:

you can change the onClick to

onClick="textbrowser();"

and insert this at the top of the page

<script type="text/javascript" src="browser_detect.js"></script>
<script language="Javascript type="text/javascript">
function textbrowser()
{
   if(browser.isIE5x != true && browser.isMac != true)
   {
    //Insert original code in the onClick event
   }
}
</script>

Make sure you do download browser_detect.js from the site.

Hope this helps

-Kerry

 

[Codebunnie]

Question From a Noob: Doesnt the <noscript> tag bypass (hide) JavaScript from browsers that dont support it?

 

[BabyJeffy]

The noscript tag provides some HTML to the browser if they do not have javascript enabled. That won't be of any use in this instance.

I have to ask... onclick is supported on IE/Mac... so what specifically are you having a problem with?

Cheers,
Jeff

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I am using a JavaScript [

http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/domtabdata/

] that uses onclick events which are not supported by IE5/Mac.

As Jeff says - onclick events are supported by IE5/Mac... so maybe it's just the script you're using is badly written?

Dan

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[smileycat]

Thanks for the feedback and the suggestions - I will certainly look into those.

Sorry about the 'onclick' comment - I think I meant 'addEvent' is not supported by IE5/Mac.

Here's the script I was referring to in case anyone's interested:

http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/domtabdata/domtab.js

Sidenote: ah, how I love to support the 0.8% of our site visitors who still choose to use IE5/Mac!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Sorry about the 'onclick' comment - I think I meant 'addEvent' is not supported by IE5/Mac.

You "think" you meant? So what you're saying is your original post was misleading, and you still aren't actually sure what you are saying.

ah, how I love to support the 0.8% of our site visitors who still choose to use IE5/Mac!

How I love to help out people who can't actually tell us what their problem is!

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