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ASP.NET, MAC, and non-IE browsers

I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
smHaig
Jul 22 '05 #1
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MAC has a version of IE that doesn't work too bad. I try
my hardest to get that as a minimum requirement for MAC users.

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"smHaig" <sm****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
smHaig

Jul 22 '05 #2
Does that mean you have to use IE on the Mac?
Also does it matter if you use vb.et as the language in ASP.net.
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smHaig
"Robbe Morris [C# MVP]" wrote:
MAC has a version of IE that doesn't work too bad. I try
my hardest to get that as a minimum requirement for MAC users.

--
2004 and 2005 Microsoft MVP C#
Robbe Morris
http://www.masterado.net

Earn $$$ money answering .NET Framework
messageboard posts at EggHeadCafe.com.
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/forums/merit.asp

"smHaig" <sm****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:15**********************************@microsof t.com...
I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
smHaig


Jul 22 '05 #3
smHaig wrote:
I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
smHaig

It should not have great problem, if you can design your webapp
carefully and do not use any HTML/javascript code which just are
available in Windows IE only.

Also, always set the 'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' in each page on
"Page_load" event.
The Dotnet framework always consider other browsers are old browser
which just can support old version HTML even you use new brwoser, e.g.
FireFox.
'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' forces the Dotnet output IE5 compatible HTML
code.
Of cause, anything you must test in multiple platform. Especially, for
any case using javascript,style sheet, etc.

In my experience, The behavior of FireFox in WIndows and Mac are
basically same. If you can force the users to use firefox in all the
platforms. It is more easy to make them compatible.
--
Jacky Kwok
jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
jacky@compose_DOT_com_DOT_hk
Jul 22 '05 #4
Thanks, this is helpful. Do you know any white papers, knowledge base
articles , web sites, that deal with the issues in programming in asp.net
with the idea of multiple browsers and users accessing the site from a MAC?
Since I am new to ASP.NET it would really be useful.

Also does the 2.0 version coming out have any additional features to help
with compatibility?
--
smHaig
"Jacky Kwok" wrote:
smHaig wrote:
I am a vb.net programmer but my boss wants me to write a web app which will
be used with sqlserver as tje database. We have both pc with IE and Macs
with, probably FoxFire - not too sure. Anyway, we will have an outside
hosting service so that is not a problem, but will MAC users be able to
access this site with their browsers. What are the limitations?
smHaig

It should not have great problem, if you can design your webapp
carefully and do not use any HTML/javascript code which just are
available in Windows IE only.

Also, always set the 'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' in each page on
"Page_load" event.
The Dotnet framework always consider other browsers are old browser
which just can support old version HTML even you use new brwoser, e.g.
FireFox.
'Page.ClientTarget="ie5";' forces the Dotnet output IE5 compatible HTML
code.
Of cause, anything you must test in multiple platform. Especially, for
any case using javascript,style sheet, etc.

In my experience, The behavior of FireFox in WIndows and Mac are
basically same. If you can force the users to use firefox in all the
platforms. It is more easy to make them compatible.
--
Jacky Kwok
jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
jacky@compose_DOT_com_DOT_hk

Jul 22 '05 #5

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