opera, java

[windandwaves]

Hi Folk

I recently completed an interactive map. I have now discovered that it is not working in Opera.

The address is:

http://switch.hosts.net.nz/~admin64/search.php

The map is basically 20+ images over each other, each of which are transparent gifs.

Apart from the first one (bottom, showing the country), they are not visible until the mouse moves over the map. That is to say,
the JavaScript swaps the image from hidden to visible. The css for the hidden part is:

#map IMG.n {position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; visibility: hidden; z-index: 5}
and for those that are visible:
#map IMG.v {position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; visibility: visible; z-index: 10}
I think this is where the problem lies. The map seems to be working on Netscape, IE and firefox, but in Opera the areas are not
highlighted.

FYI, the way the styles get swapped is as follows:
.....
if (document.layer s) {
img = findElement('i' +r,0);
}
else {
img = document.images['i'+r];
}
if (img) {
img.className = "v";
}
....

Do you think that perhaps Opera does not recognise this swap (it seems to, because at times it shows parts of the images).

Does anyone have any hints?

Cheers
- Nicolaas

[Travis Newbury]

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

I like to think that any potential client, is potential revenue.

But not every visitor is a potential client. Everyone that walks down
the mall is not a potential client to every store in the mall. The same
is true for web sites. Note, I am not disagreeing about the use of
javascript.

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[Travis Newbury]

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

I don't think it is cost effective to build sites for everyone, but it is
possible. It certainly isn't easy.
Sure it is. All text. Bam the site is for everyone.
I don't advocate text-only web sites..
Phew...
The trick is finding the balance
Ahh THAT is the true Key!!!! Find a balance that works for YOUR
website. If an all flash site gets your more business than text, then
use it. If no javascript and text gets you the most clients then do
that. Each site has to weight the pros and cons of using a technology.
Not all sites are for all people. Using these technologies DOES NOT
mean you can not accessible to everyone. A properly built Flash heavy
web site can still usable by someone using lynx, or a reader. They may
not get the same enjoyment, and it may be a little harder for them to
find things, but the content will still be accessible to them.
myself, won't hang around an all graphic site. I leave business websites
that require I use cookies to shop there.
Not me, flash, javascript, multimedia, bring it on, I love it all!
As far as your sites go, and this is assuming alot after only a quick
look at one of your sites, I am probably not your market audience anyway.
So, I doubt you are losing any of my business. I would lay odds that a
site I would design/develop for your clients, would lose them lots more
business.

Finally some common sense in the group.
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[Leif K-Brooks]

SpaceGirl wrote:

Toby Inkster wrote:

Mark Parnell wrote:

SpaceGirl said:

I think all browsers ship with JavaScript

Lynx doesn't. ;-)

Vast numbers don't.

All browsers that matter.

GoogleBot doesn't matter?

[Mick White]

Travis Newbury wrote:

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

I don't think it is cost effective to build sites for everyone, but it is
possible. It certainly isn't easy.

Sure it is. All text. Bam the site is for everyone.

Everyone that understands the language in which its written...

Mick

[Matthew Lock]

Leif K-Brooks wrote:

GoogleBot doesn't matter?

Interestingly I think google is actually beginning to index the text in
javascript:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showt...03be8168&t=122

Though your point still stands, you need to make your pages with search
engine spiders in mind.

[Big Bill]

On 10 Mar 2005 20:31:59 -0800, "Matthew Lock" <lo******@gmail .com>
wrote:

Leif K-Brooks wrote:

GoogleBot doesn't matter?

Interestingl y I think google is actually beginning to index the text in
javascript:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showt...03be8168&t=122

Though your point still stands, you need to make your pages with search
engine spiders in mind.

I don't believe it's the text as such, it's beginning to recognise
links in some javascript.

BB
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[Travis Newbury]

Mick White wrote:

Sure it is. All text. Bam the site is for everyone.

Everyone that understands the language in which its written...

Everyone understands English. If they don't then they have no need to
be on the web... (0_o)

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[Matthew Lock]

Travis Newbury wrote:

Everyone understands English. If they don't then they have no need to
be on the web... (0_o)

Nice troll.