Re: Newbie NN4 help...

No this method is automatic. It will not give the user a choice. It will simply display the page one way for Netscape and another way for other browsers. -Kevin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephanie Sullivan" <design@violetsky.net> > To: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:54 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Newbie NN4 help... > > > > on 10/18/02 4:22 PM, Kevin Stone at kevin@helpelf.com wrote: > > > > > Fortunately there is a fix to your problem and that is not to rely on > > > Cookies. Many programmers have noted a number of incompatibilities and > bugs > > > with Cookies and legacy browsers which seem to change on a > per-installation > > > basis. You can instead use the $HTTP_USER_AGENT environment variable to > > > cloak the style sheet. > > > > I wish that not counting NN4 into the mix was possible for this site... > But > > alas, this is the MOST backward-compatible-requirement client I've ever > > had... That said, one question about the "fix" you posted... > > > > Will it do the same thing as the cookie idea? In other words... When > someone > > chooses the way they want to view the site, will it keep the same look > > throughout the site? And when they come back, how does it know what to > > "show" them? > > > > Stephanie Sullivan > > VioletSky Design > > http://www.violetsky.net > > > > "If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research , would > > it?"-- Albert Einstein > > > > >