For some reason I cannot access my XTR's web interface properly on Linux no matter what browser I use, with one exception Konqueror. I have tried Galeon 1.2.0, Mozilla 0.9.9, Netscape 6.2.3, and Opera 5. If it were not for Konqueror, I would be forced to access my XTR's guiusing a Windows machine.I am ok with using Konqueror but it's pretty strange that the web interface only works properly with it and not the other browsers?
It's all in how the browsers interpret the Javascript bits that are included in parts of the UI (for in-form validation, etc).
This is not really a complaint, it's more giving feedback to the Cobalt guys as to how the web interface performs on some Linux browsers. Has
> anyone else experienced this funkiness? Is there a solution?I personally use Netscape 4.7x on Linux and Solaris, and it works very well. While I won't argue about it's being outdated, etc, it does work.
All our development people use Linux on their workstations as far as I know, so they are pretty well aware of what limitations are out there regarding the UI and browsers... I think it comes down to the critical mass issue - making it work the best in the browser(s) that are most dominant in the end-user world...
given the amount of time (and therefore $$) it takes to run a full QA cycle for each browser on each product UI, it's hard to financially justify testing some of the less-popular browsers, regardless of what our personal preferences might be... :)
-- Bruce Timberlake Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer Sun Microsystems, Inc.