Re: FLASH: Javascript detection script

[Bob Schwartz]

Hi,


>>javascript can detect both the browser and plugin type, but not on all

>browser/os combinations.<<


primarily which ones are detection scripts known not to work on, please?


many thanks.


bob



>

>macromedia's official end-user detection approach is aftershock, a utility

that

>generates javascript

>

>macromedia's homepage appears not to use the utility--it's more customized. 

>most large professional sites hand build their detection scripts to suit their

>needs.

>

>my detection script is one of the publicly available scripts you can use. it's

>handy if you intend on customizing your own script because there's an article

>with it describing the approach to the detection it does, and because the

>coding is pretty straightforward.

>

>another option to detection is using flash + a meta tag. you can see how at:

>http://colinmoock/webdesign/flash/detection/noscriptdetection.html

>

>

>does that answer your question?

>colin

>

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