[NTLUG:Discuss] Browser compat.

[fredjame]

Terry wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:48:30 -0500, tr_data1 <tr_data1 at ev1.net> wrote:
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>>I'm in search for a browser that understands a math website:
>>
>>http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U4L4GL.html#sm1
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>>... and runs under Linux. I've tried Mozilla and Firefox so far. The
>>web page is one of many my son's pre-AP math teacher mentions
>>to review. While the page appears to be correct in Mozilla and
>>Firefox, you are supposed to be able to see (the solution) after
>>you click on the Example problem. The page appears to be M$
>>specific as it shows the answer when using IE browser.
>>=TR=
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>I went through the process, (used Firefox and also Netscape 7.2),
>seems to work ok until you click on "Check your answer" and nothing
>happens after that.
>  Is that what you're running into?
>
>If so,
>It's a Java script and, well seems to work fine until the last little
>step, that's unfortunate.  I'll bet the problem is that it's built and
>tested for MS's Java only, not Sun's Java and if so you can either get
>them to fix it on their end, or cram together a MS system and use
>IE.... uugghhh.... sickens me to even type the words!  :)
>
>Anyway, I couldn't make it work either. Someone else give it a try, or
>offer better suggestions.
>  
>
In the event that your get stuck having to use IE, may I suggest 
Win4Lin?  I use Win4Lin 5.x and run Win98 with the latest IE, with great 
success, for those very few occasions that I absolutely need it. (OS 
Mandrake 9.1)

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