[WEB4LIB] Netscape to IE

[pattyb at umich.edu]

--On Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:39 AM -0700 "Warren, Jay" 
<jwarren at ccp.cc.pa.us> wrote:

> Is there a way to have a link that's clicked on in Netscape open a new
> window in Internet Explorer?

Wouldn't that be nice! That would solve half of the problems we web 
developers face!

But the answer is no. The browser version is a part of the information sent 
to the web server when a user requests a page. We can see what type of 
browser the user is using, and we can display things differently based on 
which type it is using JavaScript and CSS, but we cannot change it.

Even if we could find a way, you can be sure that Netscape and Microsoft 
would very quickly make it illegal.

Sorry to disappoint.

-Patty

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Patty Bradley, Web Administrator
Public Health Information Services & Access (PHISA)
the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan
734-764-0300
http://www.sph.umich.edu/phisa/
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