I really appreciate that, Ariel - but am having no end of trouble
getting .error to work with this! For now, I'm using my clumsy 'if'
clause, but will persist with jQuery .error() until I'm winning ;)
>From my Google searches, it seems I'm not the only one with an image-
detection problem in Opera. I've simply made the function unavailable
to Opera. Thank goodness it's not all that popular!
Cherry
On Feb 21, 11:41 am, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What timothyjoe said is right, why don't you join the jpg-# ?
> The hash (#...) you add to the url is to avoid caching ? if so, you
> should use a search (?...) instead.
>
> That code is for images-off detection right ? What about this:
>
> $('<img />')
> .load(function(){
> $('#noimages').attr("href", '/styles/gotimages.css');
> })
> .error(function(){
> $('#noimages').attr("href", '/styles/imagefree.css');
> })
> .attr('href','/images/bgimage.jpg');
>
> I hope it was indeed helpful.
>
> Cheers
> Ariel Flesler
>
> On Feb 21, 1:01 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Glad I'm not the only one :)
>
> > My code - and it *is* a fudge - uses a pretend variable, written into
> > a bit of hidden html. I doesn't work properly with a real variable (in
> > Opera, neither!) and I'm still looking for an un-fudged solution. Here
> > it is:
>
> > jQuery.imagesOn = function(){
>
> > $('<img src="' + '/images/bgimage.jpg' + '#' + Math.random() + '"/>'
> > ).load(function() {
>
> > $('#noimages').attr("href", '/styles/gotimages.css');
> > $('.imagecheck').html('On');
> > });
>
> > if ( $('.imagecheck').val() != 'On' ) {
> > $('#noimages').attr("href", '/styles/imagefree.css');
> > }
>
> > }
>
> > So - well, any comment must be a helpful comment ;)
> > Cheers,
> > Cherry
>
> > On Feb 21, 3:00 am, timothytoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Yeah, the first Windows version didn't seem able to run for 5 minutes
> > > without crashing violently. I hated it.
>
> > > The JavaScript has gotten so fast in that browser that a nasty bit of
> > > statistics code I run takes 35 seconds on Firefox and 20 seconds in
> > > Safari, so I've really started to like Safari. :-)
>
> > > As for Opera, I'm having my own problems with it. It's the only
> > > browser my code isn't running on right now, and I haven't had time to
> > > figure out why. For me, it's not really Opera's fault. After all, IE
> > > causes me the most trouble by far, but I try it every couple days to
> > > make sure it's still working.
>
> > > Explain to me what you're doing. Doesn't Math.Random() give you a
> > > number from 0 to 1? Is that really your code? Do you really have a "#"
> > > in there? If so, why isn't it part of the previous string?
>
> > > On Feb 20, 6:22 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Aha! My good reason(s) were that an earlier beta repeatedly crashed my
> > > > machine, and I'm fed up with Apple's creeping-startup-takeover
> > > > strategy. But the current Safari version installed without a hitch; I
> > > > guess I'll have to either live with the startups, or spend some time
> > > > killing them ;) Thanks for the heads-up TT!
>
> > > > The page looks the same in Safari as in Firefox & ie (phew!).
>
> > > > So what's up with Opera?
>
> > > > On Feb 21, 1:54 am, timothytoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Safari for Windows is a pretty good browser now, especially if you
> > > > > want to have a good idea whether you'll run on Mac Safari (and
> > > > > iPhone). Is there a reason you're not testing with it as well?
>
> > > > > On Feb 20, 3:45 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Admittedly, the function in question is my own home-fudged one. It
> > > > > > depends on:
>
> > > > > > $('<img src="' + '/images/thelogo.png' + '#' + Math.random() + '"/
>
> > > > > > >' ).load(function() {
>
> > > > > > Firefox and IE (hurrah) behave as required. Opera doesn't register
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > changed 'variable' (an .html() function), but loads the no-images
> > > > > > stylesheet anyway. Do you understand why this might be?
> > > > > > As I haven't got a Mac, I tend to trust that Opera will be at least
> > > > > > as
> > > > > > demanding as Safari. The thought of all Mac and Opera users getting
> > > > > > the image-free version by default scares me to death!
>
> > > > > > I haven't found any relevant documentation. I know this group houses
> > > > > > some really hot browser experts - so am pleading for insight &
> > > > > > advice ...
>
> > > > > > Cherry :/- Hide quoted text -
>
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