[Javascript] changing graphics in new window

[Peter Brunone]

	You're quite right; MSDN is a very complete reference for IE6
(and, to a lesser extent, earlier browsers).

	That said, although MS technology is my bread and butter,
they're really starting to tick me off with the way they ignore the
current tech so they can tell everyone how great something will be in
two years.

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Håkan Magnusson

My guess is that since IE6 is (nowadays) not a very standards compliant 
nor heavily updated browser, and since Microsoft is obviously not 
interested in improving their browser with other than security updates, 
perhaps this reflects in their interest in writing reference/developer 
guides to that browser as well.

After all, the technology is old and starting to get quite outdated, 
Microsoft allready met their goal with IE6 and seized browser 
domination, and you do have MSDN as a pretty comprehensive reference if 
you need it.

Apologies if my view is to biased/political, but this is what i beleive.

Regards,
H

William T. Simmons wrote:

>>The method was taken
>>nearly word-for-word from the Internet Explorer 5 Developer's Guide 
>>(the last rev of IE for which MS printed one, apparently)
> 
> 
> I had been wondering about that myself. Maybe this is doomed to be a 
> rhetorical question, but what is the deal with Microsoft, that they 
> don't issue a comparable book for IE 6? Even if it's only on a CD! 
> It's almost as if they considered IE 6 to be such a temporary release 
> that it wouldn't be worth their while to produce a reference book on 
> it. I found the version 5 volume to be extremely useful and really 
> missed seeing one for version 6. Oh, well, enough frustration-venting 
> for one night ... Tommy Simmons Employment Law Advisory Network
> www.employmentlawadvisors.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
> 
>>Sure.  I'll take one of my apps and strip it down to "demo-code" size 
>>so that extraneous crap doesn't cause needless confusion.  The method 
>>was
> 
> taken
> 
>>nearly word-for-word from the Internet Explorer 5 Developer's Guide 
>>(the last rev of IE for which MS printed one, apparently), and the 
>>only substitution was choosing graphics instead of colored 
>>backgrounds.
>>
>>Obviously, if you have a whole bunch of graphics you'll need some way 
>>of managing them -- but I'll leave that to you folks.
>>
>>I'll get back to you tomorrow with the demo code (knock wood...).
>>
>>-- Dave Lovering