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> Slap a works best in Chrome next to the link (it works okay in Firefox too, but no reason to confuse users more) Hasn't the web moved past "Best viewed in X"
by azakai 14y ago
> Slap a works best in Chrome next to the link (it works okay in Firefox too, but no reason to confuse users more)
Hasn't the web moved past "Best viewed in X"..? Please don't do that.
- azylman 14y agoI don't think "Best viewed in X" is a problem when you're trying to force people to use standards-compliant, modern browsers. What made it a problem in the past is that people would rely on weird, kludgy, non-standard behavior of Browser X and slap on a "Best viewed in X".
- azakai 14y agoBut it sounds like this is exactly like those kludges. Instead of detecting which browser the user has and saying "best viewed in X" where X is some other browser, how about detecting which features you need, and then giving a clear error on which were missing? This is better in many ways, for example if the next update to a browser adds the missing features to it, then it will just work on your site.
- tomjen3 14y agoThat would confuse our users when there is no reason to.
- azakai 14y agoWhat would confuse them? You can customize the warning message to be as clear as you want. The benefit your users get is your page will actually work the second their browser can support it, not when you officially define browser X to be "acceptable".
- slurgfest 14y agoThe web didn't move past it for all the years it required flash to be installed to run games. Now we are talking about installing a different plugin to run games (but only if you use a certain browser). So this is an improvement on the status quo regarding web games.
- tomjen3 14y agoI figured someone would complain. The reason is simple -- our users are normal people and there is no reason to suggest that they first compare Opera, Safari, Firefox and Chrome and then select the one that best fit their needs.