[Pmwiki-users] a plea to all custom skin makers

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A good skin is simple enough to work on all browsers.
Contains javascript code that uses the UserAgent data to call the proper 
routine to work with the browser that a user uses.
Skins designed merely for MSIE usually contain code mozilla / opera 
browsers don't handle.
Don't design skins with special MSIE tricks, half the world is being 
advised to use anything but MSIE already.


Neil Herber wrote:

> Well, at least all of you who are kind enough to post your skins on 
> PmWiki.org ...
>
> First of all, thanks for posting the skins. They are a godsend to 
> those of us who don't have the knowledge or patience to create our own 
> skin.
>
> I do find it frustrating to see a skin I like, download it and install 
> it, only to find out that it does not render "properly" in IE 6. Many 
> would argue that this is an IE 6 problem, and I agree. But telling 
> that to my clients working in government agencies where the IT 
> department has locked down all of the PCs, preventing the installation 
> of even so much as a browser plugin doesn't do me any good.
>
> I am not about to ask that all skins work on all browsers, but what 
> would really help me (and possibly others) is a statement in each 
> Cookbook/Skin description something like this:
>
> !! Browser Compatibility
> * Works with Firefox and Safari
> * Does not work with IE 6 (WIn or Mac)
> * Not tested with  Opera
>
> That would save me getting all excited about a skin, downloading it, 
> and then finding my clients can see the edit box any more.
>
>
> Neil
>
> Neil Herber
> Corporate info at http://www.eton.ca/
> Eton Systems, 15 Pinepoint Drive, Nepean, ON, Canada K2H 6B1
> Tel: (613) 829-4668
>