Browser Incompatibilities

All right. I'll admit it. I'm new to Java.
But after multiple weeks of hard work, I finally wrote The Ultimate Java Applet. At least, in my own mind. It's that pride thing again, gotta watch that. Finally had all the bugs ironed out, and it worked beautifully. I prepared to bask in the glory as I put it proudly up on my web site.
Then, the trouble reports started flooding in. Everybody using the same platform I was had it work fine. But it seemed like everybody using Netscape, or using Macintosh, or using Linux had some sort of problem.
It's all little stuff, as far as I can tell. Keyboard character mapping on Macintosh (may have fixed this one, may not have). Netscape 4.74 doesn't like the WindowListener interface, and throws an exception when the applet first tries to load because it's not found (no idea on this one). Netscape doesn't trigger the keyTyped event for the [Enter] key, while MSIE does (fixed this one). Mozilla doesn't like the copyArea method (takes like 0.2 seconds to move a 600 by 400 pixel area on a Pentium III 800 -- fixed that by putting in a checkbox). Like I said, all little stuff.
Basically, I have several questions to pose in general.
1. Are my experiences normal? I wrote this using Sun's SDK documentation from their web site, using no development tools besides javac and a text editor. It seems strange that a language that is supposedly so cross-platform would have so incredibly many compatibility problems. How do 'real' Java developers do it? A method that works for Java 1.1 fails under Java 1.3 -- but the method that works in 1.3 doesn't work in 1.1. How can you have an applet that supports both? Or do you just have to accept, with Java, that your code won't work on all browsers and go from there?
2. Where can you find information on compatibility between browsers? It'd be nice to know before coding it and testing it that method 'x' is broken on Netscape.
3. How can you test with enough browsers? So far it's been hit-or-miss, waiting for my users to report things and then trying to diagnose with them, a tedious and time-consuming process.
4. I keep hearing about how Netscape is 'more compatible' than IE... yet my code seems to work beautifully under IE with a Sun compiler -- yet just about every version of Netscape I've tested so far has had some issue.
I'm not trying to complain. It's just that I see a lot of really good Java code out there that works on everything, and I wonder, how do they do it? So please, share your secrets with me! I'd love to hear them. :)
The applet is on the Shadowrun Denver connect page at http://aelfhame.net/~denver/connect.php3 . It's a Java-based client for an online game called a MUSH. I run it for free for my users (players), but it's something I'd love to put into general distribution if I can.
Things I could use help with, if there are kind souls out there:
1. How can I fix the copyArea problem under Mozilla for WIndows? The workaround I have works okay, but it's a kludge, and nobody likes kludges. Basically, copyArea is used to scroll the display area up by one line's worth of distance each time a new line is printed at the bottom. On most browsers, this is significantly faster (by a factor of 5 or so) than rendering the text one line at a time, as is done without the 'Optimized Scrolling' checkbox enabled.
2. How can I fix the following exception on Netscape 4.74 for Macintosh:
# Applet exception: class ClientApplet not found
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: java/awt/event/WindowListener
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Compiled Code)
at netscape.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Compiled Code)
at netscape.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(Compiled Code)
at netscape.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass1(Compiled Code)
* at netscape.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Compiled Code)
at netscape.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(Compiled Code)
at netscape.applet.DerivedAppletFrame.run(Compiled Code)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Compiled Code)
3. Is the Macintosh IE key-mapping problem fixed? This causes the previous line of text to be displayed randomly when you try to type in the InBox area.
4. Does anyone have any advice for web sites to visit to locate browser-based problems with Java? i.e. this is broken in IE 4.0, this is broken in Netscape 4.74, etc.?
I'll be happy to share snippets of source code upon request, but posting it here is not feasible, since it's 40K or so in size for all classes. The copyArea function is this:
public void scrollUp () {
TLine tl = (TLine) Visible.elementAt (0);
TLine tl2 = (TLine) Visible.elementAt (1);
TLine tl9 = (TLine) Visible.elementAt (windowsize-2);
Dimension ls = new Dimension (tl.getPreferredSize ());
Graphics g = getGraphics ();
if (g == null)
return;
Dimension d1 = tl.getLoc ();
Dimension d2 = tl2.getLoc ();
Dimension d9 = tl9.getLoc ();
screen_graphics.copyArea (0,d2.height,ls.width,d9.height +
tl9.realHeight (),0,d1.height - d2.height);
g.drawImage (screenbuffer,0,0,null);
Thanks in advance. I appreciate any help anybody can provide. I've been doing programming for roughly 15 years in languages ranging from Pascal and C++ to Java, PHP, and Perl.
Joel Ricketts, MCSE
Systems Engineer

Hiya,
A quick response for you: if you want to avoid all
ll these browser incompatibilities, make sure your
users use the latest Java Plugin. There is a whole
section on javasoft.com dedicated to converting your
<applet> code to code which is compatible with the
plugin.
Anyway, by forcing your users to use the plugin you
ou are pretty much guaranteed consistent behavior
across all browsers since the browser isn't doing any
of the work; the plugin passes the applet to a JRE in
the background whereas in the past the browser would
handle it itself.How would you suggest doing this? i.e. forcing Internet visitors to the page to have the latest plugin? Mostly, it seems to be incompatibilities in different platforms (Mac, Linux), or in browsers (Netscape vs. IE), not necessarily in different versions, per se.
I guess I'm a little confused on how this would work not so much in an implementation sense (i.e. what code to write), but instead in a sense of what the 'flow' would be, so to speak. i.e. an overview of how it'd work. If you could give me a good link to some info that would brief me on it, it would be great ... along with maybe something to help me develop an understanding of how this would help? The problem certainly acts like bugs in the java classes provided by the individual browsers -- does 'forcing' them to have a certain version correct this? I'm also a little confused by the concept of 'plugins', here -- which is mostly a Netscape term, I know. Does the plugin replace the native Java support within the browser? That seems to be what you're saying. But it should fix at least Netscape issues, hopefully. I just want to avoid any pitfalls introduced by making things incompatible, and make it stop working on those platforms on which it does currently work. Thanks!

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For example, check the amount of memory (click on About this Computer under the Apple menu) for Mozilla when you first open it. Then after you have been on-line for a while, check it again.
Both Mozilla & Netscape are over 5 years old. Most web designers will/should check their HTML designs for proper page rendering using the current PC & Mac web browsers. But Mozilla & Netscape are too old; and Internet explorer from that era is worse.
When I'm booted in Tiger I use Firefox to view the OS 9 problem sites &pay my AE bill. Even Mac users with Safari/Panther have problems with some sites.
 Cheers, Tom

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Hi @ all,
I try to call another WD4A-Application with:
lr_window = lr_window_manager->create_external_window( url = lv_url ).
The system create a new browser window, but I want to start it in the same browser window (or close the parent window).
Have somebody an idea to solve this?
thanks
Jürgen

>can you clarifiy please how it comes to the general statement
I don't have any details I can share. If development makes such a statement, they must have encountered some incompatibilites that cause they not to support this technology within the Portal.
Here is some additional detail from the 7.02 online help:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/43/6b972329d23d33e10000000a11466f/frameset.htm
For every interface view, you can flag exactly one inbound plug as a resume plug. When navigating in the portal, the existence of a resume plug results in the following behavior: If the Portal Navigation recognizes such a plug in the running application, the latter is not exited when navigating away but is instead transferred to a suspend mode. The session ID and contents of the context are retained and a new application is started. If a user then goes back to the original application via the navigation menu of the portal, it can be processed in exactly the same state in which it was left. Note the following:
If an application features a resume plug, the corresponding session is retained when navigating away in the portal. However, in many cases it may be sensible or even absolutely necessary to close the application completely. In such cases, you must not implement a resume plug for the interface view.
While your applications are running within a portal, the portal navigation takes care of the suspend step without you having to implement it at design time. The mere existence of a resume plug ensures that an application is only interrupted and not exited in the case of a portal navigation. However, this does not take place if the application is not running in the portal and can thus not make use of the portal navigation mechanism.
If an outbound plug is flagged as a suspend flag in a Web Dynpro ABAP application, this can lead to errors when the application is executed in the portal. If you are not completely sure that your application is executed solely outside a portal, you should avoid the use of suspend plugs.

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I am new to creating and using forms. The company I work for wanted their employment application, to be able to be filled out and submitted online. I have the form created, and it works just fine in IE. It does not display right in Firefox or Chrome. Is there a way I can embed script into the form to detect the browser plugin and make it use the adobe plugin instead of the browsers default? I need it to be multi browser compatible. Thanks in advance.

Actually because Many people be it Mac or Pc for whatever reason, they avoid IE because of all the issues an incompatibilities.
Chrome in their PDF viewer can fill out forms just as good as IE.
Firefox you can set in Preferences > Helper Applications to use Reader, (instead of the built in viewer which is based on Javascript).
It’s a mistake to Write code just IE the have never been W3C compatible in which all the other Browsers have tried to be. What bost good web creators do is write specific code for IE only and also for FF/Chrome/ Safari. Opera, etc which render roughly the same.

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Hello!
Recently I've found several websites to be incompatible with Safari 2.0.2: Expedia.com and Gap.com.
These work fine with Firefox.
Does anyone know if Apple is working on making Safare universally compatible? The current incompatibilities is certainly not a selling point for Safari.
Thanks!

Safari is designed to render web pages using the accepted W3C standards. It is the least forgiving of browsers in rendering incorrect or bad code.
The problem is not with Apple not making a compatible browser, it is in web sites that choose not to use the standards or who do a sloppy job of coding. Notifying the webmasters of those sites or customer service of those companies is what should be done, emphasizing they are locking out actual and potential customers. Some people will be willing to fix things but you will also run a cross some who just plain don't care.

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Dear Sir
I have my old 6i forms from which i runs some Pro*c programmers with the help of HOST() command ,and then that generates a normal text file as a resultant report like file name "kha10"
which i can easily open with any text client ,,,
now what i want is that, to open this file on browser like web Report on my forms 10g like report builder 10g
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i mean where to put my
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<!DOCTYPE orion-web-app PUBLIC "-//ORACLE//DTD OC4J Web Application 9.04//EN" "http://xmlns.oracle.com/ias/dtds/orion-web-9_04.dtd">
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>
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     <virtual-directory virtual-path="/webutil" real-path="D:\DevSuiteHome_1/forms/webutil" />
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<security-role-mapping name="administrators">
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Firefox logo missing from new browser; would like to see it so I can know at a glance which browser I am using.

Bring back the logo or something else to allow quick identification of browser. Chrome doesn't have its logo in the browser either so now it going be harder to tell between the two. Is this a contest to see which can be more self effacing?

You can click the 3-bar Firefox menu button and open the Customize window.<br />
At the bottom of this window there is a button to enable showing the title bar.
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
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