Netscape 4.8 - blank page - Anyone?

[happyappygirl]

Ok technos

I wrote some php script which shows up in every browser known to man EXCEPT N 4.8, the page comes up blank. Yes there is a beginning/end html tag.

When i run debugger it gives me this:

# Performing a garbage collection...

# GC complete: memory: 557080 free: 162848 (29%)

# Breaking into debugger.

java.io.IOException: CreateProcess: vcafe -netscape error=2

at java.lang.Win32Process.(Compiled Code)

at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Compiled Code)

* at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Compiled Code)

at netscape.debug.Debugger.launchDebugger(Compiled Code)

at netscape.debug.Debugger.debugBreak(Compiled Code)

at netscape.applet.ConsoleFrame.keyDown(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.Component.handleEvent(Compiled Code)

at netscape.applet.ConsoleFrame.handleEvent(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.Window.postEvent(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.Component.postEvent(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread$EventPump.dispatchEvents(Compiled Code)

at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Compiled Code)

# Memory: 557080 free: 78104 (13%)

# Memory: 557080 free: 62244 (11%)

[happyappygirl]

What is the difference between Frameset vs Transitional in doctype?
writing the php in a Frame?

[2ndAmendment]

Netscape 4.8 is rather old. Maybe some of the tags produced are not parsed correctly. Try running the produced page html through the validation at W3C. I did that to Microsoft's home page last year and it had over 200 errors.

[tirdun]

Pre-6 Netscape had issues with tables not having end tags. So if you have missing td, tr or table tags, they might be holding things up.

[Tonio]

Is there a compelling reason to design for a pre-6 version of Netscape? How many people use the old verisons anymore? I tried making alternate DHTML code for Netscape 4.x for a while, until I read the stats on the Web sites I worked on and said the hell with it. I use an all-browser DHTML object library that I found on www.dhtmlcentral.com. From my standpoint, if my sites work on IE 5 and 6, and the Gecko browsers (Nescape 6 and 7, Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox), I cover 98 percent of the people viewing the sites.

BTW, I've been using Firefox for a couple of weeks and I give it my highest recommendation. The interface is more like IE than Netscape, but it has none of IE's security headaches.

[happyappygirl]

Originally Posted by 2ndAmendment

Netscape 4.8 is rather old. Maybe some of the tags produced are not parsed correctly. Try running the produced page html through the validation at W3C. I did that to Microsoft's home page last year and it had over 200 errors.

OK it's definately the .php page that's coming up as blank (view source shows the html). What is W3C?

[happyappygirl]

Originally Posted by Tonio

Is there a compelling reason to design for a pre-6 version of Netscape? How many people use the old verisons anymore? I tried making alternate DHTML code for Netscape 4.x for a while, until I read the stats on the Web sites I worked on and said the hell with it. I use an all-browser DHTML object library that I found on www.dhtmlcentral.com. From my standpoint, if my sites work on IE 5 and 6, and the Gecko browsers (Nescape 6 and 7, Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox), I cover 98 percent of the people viewing the sites.

BTW, I've been using Firefox for a couple of weeks and I give it my highest recommendation. The interface is more like IE than Netscape, but it has none of IE's security headaches.

We have to design to the LOWEST standard here (USNA) which unfortunately is Net 4.8. Also have an issue with bookmarks not working in this version, any ideas?

[Tonio]

Originally Posted by happyappygirl

We have to design to the LOWEST standard here (USNA) which unfortunately is Net 4.8.

What is the reasoning for the policy? To be compatible with the lowest standard in any browser, you almost have to leave out any dynamic content.

[happyappygirl]

Another person's php is working in 4.8 but mine's NOT not my call as to which browser standard we develop too.
I'm thinking it may be an image source mistake....am checking that. it's weird the page is there, just not showing up in the browser.