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This addendum deals with modifications to the Hierarchical Menus Version 3 script, enabling execution in IE5 for Macintosh.
You must be familiar with the script to appreciate the discussion. |
Welcome to the ninth, and definitely the last, maintenance release of Hierarchical Menus, Version 3.
(I know I keep saying that)
Our HierMenus columns can be appreciated by all DHTML developers and HierMenus fans. If you plan to use HierMenus on your own Web site, however, you will need to purchase a HierMenus license. Contact Barry Pullen via our contact form or call him at (203) 662-2868 for further information (be sure to let her know how you plan to use HierMenus and tell him a bit about your organization, as well).
Version 4 of the menu script is now ready, and will be released and discussed in detail over the weeks to come. It will be radically different and more powerful than version 3, but many HM users may not want to upgrade immediately.
The biggest drawback of HM version 3 is its lack of support for IE Macintosh. With the release of IEMac Version 5, possibly the best browser ever released for the Mac and a DHTML browser we can work with, we have modified our script to support IE users on the Macintosh platform. You may use this latest version (3.09) while awaiting or deciding on the upgrade.
IE5 for Macintosh has received a lot of positive press, and deservedly so. It is assuredly the most standards-compliant browser released from the "big two" vendors. See WebReview's CSS support table.
Thankfully, it has little in common with its predecessors, the three fourth generation versions of IEMac, so we can finally adapt existing scripts with a minimum of hassle. There is still some hassle, however, as we will see in the following pages.
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Created: June 16, 2000
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