I've done a major project using both browsers and IE4 was a much better platform for web application development. I'm not what you look at for completeness, but having scriptable events on *every* tag is a nice feature (IE), having the proper implementation of events is nice (IE), having the standard DIV tag instead of layer is nice (IE).
Check out IE4's window object methods, properties and events
Properties
NOTE: IE4 returns composite object type properties, such as the clientInformation property which includes many NS4 properties which are listed individually.
Property Summary NOTE: remember that a lot of these properties for chrome-type effects are parameterized in IE4's implementation.
closed defaultStatus document frames history innerHeight innerWidth length location locationbar menubar name opener outerHeight outerWidth pageXOffset pageYOffset parent personalbar scrollbars self status statusbar toolbar top window
Method Summary Note: Netscape's event handling "methods" are listed, and not comparable with IE4's event handling strategy.
alert back blur captureEvents clearInterval clearTimeout close confirm disableExternalCapture enableExternalCapture find focus forward handleEvent home moveBy moveTo open print prompt releaseEvents resizeBy resizeTo routeEvent scroll scrollBy scrollTo setInterval setTimeout stop
So - to sum it up. I don't think NS4 wins hands down, and I believe I've proved it. A lot of the extra stuff NS4 apparently gives you (releaseEvents and enableExternalCapture come to mind) are in fact supported by IE4 in a more generic way.
Seems like Slashdot has a readership which may include people that have enough knowledge to allow DIVX players to play the discs without paying... Not that I advocate that. But it would certainly ruin the DIVX sponsor's day.
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I've done a major project using both browsers and IE4 was a much better platform for web application development. I'm not what you look at for completeness, but having scriptable events on *every* tag is a nice feature (IE), having the proper implementation of events is nice (IE), having the standard DIV tag instead of layer is nice (IE).
Check out IE4's window object methods, properties and events
Properties
NOTE: IE4 returns composite object type properties, such as the clientInformation property which includes many NS4 properties which are listed individually.
clientInformation, closed, defaultStatus, dialogArguments, dialogHeight, dialogLeft, dialogTop, dialogWidth, document, event, history, length*, location, name, navigator, offscreenBuffering, opener, parent*, returnValue, screen, self, status, top*
*An asterisk indicates properties not applicable to modal dialogs.
Collections
frames*
Methods
alert, blur, clearInterval, clearTimeout, close, confirm, execScript, focus, moveBy, moveTo, navigate, open*, prompt, resizeBy, resizeTo, scroll, scrollBy, scrollTo, setInterval, setTimeout, showHelp, showModalDialog*
*An asterisk indicates properties not applicable to modal dialogs.
Events
onbeforeunload, onblur, onerror, onfocus, onhelp, onload, onresize, onscroll, onunload
and now NN4's
Property Summary
NOTE: remember that a lot of these properties for chrome-type effects are parameterized in IE4's implementation.
closed
defaultStatus
document
frames
history
innerHeight
innerWidth
length
location
locationbar
menubar
name
opener
outerHeight
outerWidth
pageXOffset
pageYOffset
parent
personalbar
scrollbars
self
status
statusbar
toolbar
top
window
Method Summary
Note: Netscape's event handling "methods" are listed, and not comparable with IE4's event handling strategy.
alert
back
blur
captureEvents
clearInterval
clearTimeout
close
confirm
disableExternalCapture
enableExternalCapture
find
focus
forward
handleEvent
home
moveBy
moveTo
open
print
prompt
releaseEvents
resizeBy
resizeTo
routeEvent
scroll
scrollBy
scrollTo
setInterval
setTimeout
stop
So - to sum it up. I don't think NS4 wins hands down, and I believe I've proved it. A lot of the extra stuff NS4 apparently gives you (releaseEvents and enableExternalCapture come to mind) are in fact supported by IE4 in a more generic way.
cheers
Seems like Slashdot has a readership which may include people that have enough knowledge to allow DIVX players to play the discs without paying... Not that I advocate that. But it would certainly ruin the DIVX sponsor's day.