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Posted by Andrι Gillibert on 11/14/07 18:25
rf wrote:
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> "AndrΓ© Gillibert" <tabkanDELETETHISnaz@yahodeletethato.fr> wrote in
> message
> news:op.t1q65fci7pu1mk@andre...
>> This has the effect of reloading the page in Netscape 4.x (and no other
>> browser) when the browser window is resized. This is totally useless as
>> the reloaded page is identical to the previous one.
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> This is to fix a bug in some netscape version from way back in last
> century.
> NS3 or 4 IIRC. It would not repaint the canvas correctly after a resize.
>
The page doesn't raise layout bugs that could be solved by reloading with
NS4.7 or NS4.08.
(I tested it)
So, the script is most probably useless.
> Such cargo cult stuff is one of the prime indicators of Dreamweaver.
> Along
> with javascript rollovers instead of CSS.
That's an argument in favor of designing with a pure text editor.
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