Javascript to help IE users browsing your site.

[noob]

I made this code for my Black Metal's band's website. May be of use to every webmaster in the world.

[Refalm]

I dislike the use of JavaScript, because you can disable it in the browser.

If you have PHP on your server, try this:


$bladeraar = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

if(eregi("msie",$bladeraar) && !eregi("opera",$bladeraar))
{

echo("<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"10;url=http://www.browsehappy.com/\" />");
}

elseif(eregi("mspie",$bladeraar) || eregi("pocket",$bladeraar))
{

echo("<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"10;url=http://www.browsehappy.com/\" />");
}

else
{

echo("<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0;url=index2.php\" />");
}

[Aloone_Jonez]

I disagree, Firefox isn't the only alternative to IE and there're many people who use Opera who'll get this message as it identifies itself as IE6 by default. I don't like this kind of agressive Firefox marketing and it's one of my biggest dislikes about the Firefox community.

[Refalm]

I disagree, Firefox isn't the only alternative to IE and there're many people who use Opera who'll get this message as it identifies itself as IE6 by default. I don't like this kind of agressive Firefox marketing and it's one of my biggest dislikes about the Firefox community.

At least my script makes a redirect to Browse Happy, which links to Firefox and Opera.

[piratePenguin]

I disagree, Firefox isn't the only alternative to IE and there're many people who use Opera who'll get this message as it identifies itself as IE6 by default. I don't like this kind of agressive Firefox marketing and it's one of my biggest dislikes about the Firefox community.

Too many options can kill a man.

If Opera identifies itself as IE6 by default, that's very fucking stupid. The Opera developers should've expected their users to fall into these IE traps, afterall, THEY'VE GOT MICROSOFT IN THE AGENT STRING!

Some developers will check that Opera isn't included in the agent string aswell, but not all of them will for different reasons ("not my fault, I think I'm doing this the right way. Fix your fucking agent string.", "there's THREE web browsers?").

[Refalm]

At least my script checks for Opera users

[H_TeXMeX_H]

Amaya is a pretty decent browser ... maybe they should include it in the Browse Happy site.

[piratePenguin]

Amaya is a pretty decent browser ... maybe they should include it in the Browse Happy site.

Maybe. And they should remove Mozilla, and at least replace it with Seamonkey.

Konqueror is another very-decent web browser, but it doesn't run on 90% of computers (Windows computers without something like coLinux).

Safari doesn't run on that many computers either (but more)...

[piratePenguin]

I disagree, Firefox isn't the only alternative to IE and there're many people who use Opera who'll get this message as it identifies itself as IE6 by default. I don't like this kind of agressive Firefox marketing and it's one of my biggest dislikes about the Firefox community.

It would be bad if they (intentionally) told Opera users they should use Firefox, maybe.

But only in some cases. Opera doesn't have a hope of rendering this or this (shitty javascript support. Absolutely shitty. Even in the 9.0 beta.), so guess what I'll be doing?

[Aloone_Jonez]

I agree with you about the Opera developers being stupid for choosing Opera to identify itself as IE6 by default, it's just idiotic there's nothing more I can say about that.

[H_TeXMeX_H]

It would be bad if they (intentionally) told Opera users they should use Firefox, maybe.

But only in some cases. Opera doesn't have a hope of rendering this or this (shitty javascript support. Absolutely shitty. Even in the 9.0 beta.), so guess what I'll be doing?

Yup Opera can't handle them ... Amaya seems to only handle the first one properly, the second only partially ... the "canvas" is just a green square with no text.

[Aloone_Jonez]

But only in some cases. Opera doesn't have a hope of rendering this or this (shitty javascript support. Absolutely shitty. Even in the 9.0 beta.), so guess what I'll be doing?

Who cares?

Most browsers don't and Internet Explorer doesn't either, so no one would be stupid enough to design a website like that.

[piratePenguin]

Who cares?

Most browsers don't and Internet Explorer doesn't either, so no one would be stupid enough to design a website like that.

Uh, standard SVG and Javascript, the webpages aren't the problem.

My actual personal website (not online) is valid XHTML + CSS, those 2 pages are little things I made just messing about with JS. But I will not hesitate to throw in some SVG or that onto my website.

Those 2 pages will be on the site but obviously Opera and IE users won't be fit to use them.

[noob]

I randomly made the script after wanting user agent info and to get screen res to redirect to the right page. I just saw those 2 bits of code and made that.

[Aloone_Jonez]

Uh, standard SVG and Javascript, the webpages aren't the problem.

My actual personal website (not online) is valid XHTML + CSS, those 2 pages are little things I made just messing about with JS. But I will not hesitate to throw in some SVG or that onto my website.

Those 2 pages will be on the site but obviously Opera and IE users won't be fit to use them.

So the majority of people won't be able view them, yes some standards, :rolleyes:  in my book standard isn't a proper standard until it's adopted by that majority so until then they aren't standards.

Talking of standards, Firefox, isn't W3C standards compliant, well it doesn't pass the Acid2 test.