[thelist] NS 7.0 ScreenSize Bug

[Peter-Paul Koch]

>The script to capture screen resolution is the last two lines inserted
>in the setfocus procedure.  Values are saved in hidden input fields and
>PUT to the server with the form is submitted.
>
><script language="JavaScript">
><!--
>function setfocus (input) {
>   input.focus();
>   if (input.createTextRange) {
>     var range = input.createTextRange();
>     range.collapse(true);
>  range.expand("textedit");
>     range.select();
>     document.LoginForm.strResWidth.value = window.screen.availWidth;
>     document.LoginForm.strResHeight.value  = window.screen.availHeight;
>   }
>}
>//-->
></script>
></head>
>
>It's worked fine in every browser I tested, except Netscape 7.0.  It
>seems no values are stored for strResWidth or Height.

Mozilla doesn't support createTextRange. I assume you only tested the script
in various versions of Explorer.

Move the writing of the availHeight outside the if (input.createTextRange)
and it should work.

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