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05-06-2005 08:40 AM
broken27

Tech Question....

Just wondering, as I've had a lot of PHP programming experience in recent months:

Did something change in the browser compatibility variables? I am finding that in Firefox the OttawaGolf site, and forums, are loading wrong, and it's almost impossible to navigate without IE6.

Just a head's up, but I've tried on 5 different computers at 5 different locations now and always have trouble with a Mozilla-based browser.

Cheers,
Dan

PS - Only mention this because I want OG to be the best for ALL people.
05-06-2005 08:52 AM
jvincent

No problems here with Firefox 1.0.3.

What specifically are you seeing?
05-06-2005 09:21 AM
laiec

No problems here

Dan, no problems encountered with firefox 1.0.3
05-06-2005 01:25 PM
broken27

Wow.... I'm surprised. The Ottawagolf main page is loading fine for you guys? I get a mis-aligned banner at the top, and sometimes nothing else loads up...

Maybe I'll try reinstalling my browser...

Dan
05-06-2005 03:40 PM
Colby

It's the way Firefox renders tables. It's an issue that's been around a long time with Mozilla browsers.
05-06-2005 04:07 PM
broken27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colby

It's the way Firefox renders tables. It's an issue that's been around a long time with Mozilla browsers.

Great, you saved me the hassle of a reinstall! Thanks Colby. BTW, would that affect forum loading time? I'm getting really slow page loads. I'm curious as I also use a similar program on my forums, and most my users are Firefox users...

Thanks,
Dan
05-06-2005 04:15 PM
Kilroy

Slow loads on this server? This server is virtually instant for me 95% of the time in IE6.
05-06-2005 04:31 PM
broken27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Kilbank

Slow loads on this server? This server is virtually instant for me 95% of the time in IE6.

IE6 I have no problems with either... It's only in Firefox, and I'm not sure if it's because of something locally on my PC or if it's just Firefox being special...

Dan
05-06-2005 04:34 PM
el tigre

Quote:

Originally Posted by broken27

Wow.... I'm surprised. The Ottawagolf main page is loading fine for you guys? I get a mis-aligned banner at the top, and sometimes nothing else loads up...

I use Netscape 7 at home (which I believe is also a Mozilla-based browser) and I get mis-aligned banners on the main page as well. Only other page that is a problem is the Golf-O-Max one.

I simply changed my bookmark to the Featured Courses page and never had a problem since.
05-06-2005 05:14 PM
Colby

Quote:

Originally Posted by broken27

Great, you saved me the hassle of a reinstall! Thanks Colby. BTW, would that affect forum loading time? I'm getting really slow page loads. I'm curious as I also use a similar program on my forums, and most my users are Firefox users...

Thanks,
Dan

The only lag that I see is when Firefox is trying to load something from the adserver. That seems to take a while at times. I use Firefox all the time. The forum software is PHP based so it shouldn't be an issue, just the table rendering.
05-08-2005 07:37 PM
broken27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colby

The only lag that I see is when Firefox is trying to load something from the adserver. That seems to take a while at times. I use Firefox all the time. The forum software is PHP based so it shouldn't be an issue, just the table rendering.

Yeah, I noticed that as well. I'm not sure if that's the banners or what, but since I have my banners turned off I don't get it on my site anyways. I use PHP-based stuff as well (Mambo and PHPBB).

Cheers,
Dan
05-12-2005 11:40 AM
Teknoluv

It's really annoying that we might be heading for another browser war in which developers are forced to test for both IE and Firefox. Been there done that (with Netscape). I'd rather either a) Firefox never gains momentum or b) they quickly take over the market and kill Bill. http://forum.golfresource.net/images...es/biggrin.gif
05-12-2005 12:50 PM
g8r

Whats the difference? Is it just a matter of anti-microsoft sentiment?

The only noticable difference that I've been able to see in my limited use of Firefox is that most complex pages don't load properly. Thats why I stopped using it altogether.
05-12-2005 03:36 PM
laiec

I think it's great to have competitions which brings out better products. Unfortunately there are many sites which are not ready for the firefox browser which makes testing near impossible.
05-13-2005 03:49 PM
broken27

Quote:

Originally Posted by g8r

Whats the difference? Is it just a matter of anti-microsoft sentiment?

The only noticable difference that I've been able to see in my limited use of Firefox is that most complex pages don't load properly. Thats why I stopped using it altogether.

Tabbed browser windows is the best part of it... Instead of opening 15 actual windows, I can open 15 tabs in one window and switch between with greater ease...

Dan
05-13-2005 06:55 PM
HiG4s

Quote:

Originally Posted by broken27

Tabbed browser windows is the best part of it... Instead of opening 15 actual windows, I can open 15 tabs in one window and switch between with greater ease...

Dan

If you have Windows XP and 15 explorer windows open they show up at the bottom in one button, with the # 15, on the task bar that allows you to chose which on is on top.

Fire Fox is based on Mozilla, and I believe so is Netscape.
05-17-2005 11:56 AM
Ruskie

Quote:

Originally Posted by broken27

Tabbed browser windows is the best part of it... Instead of opening 15 actual windows, I can open 15 tabs in one window and switch between with greater ease...

Try MyIE2 (www.myie2.com). It adds tabbed windows and a bunch of other stuff on top of IE.