function redo() {
  window.location.reload();
}

if (NS4) window.onresize = redo;

The preceding code segment worked fine -- until Netscape introduced Navigator 4.04. On Navigator 4.04, a resize event occurs when the page loads. Our redo() function then reloads the page, and a resize event occurs (again). This process traps our page in a loop -- the page reloads continuously. We solved the problem by setting the window.onresize event handler one second after the page loads:

function init() {
  setTimeout("window.onresize = redo", 1000);
}

function redo() {
  window.location.reload();
}

if (style) {
  .
  .
  .
  if (NS4) window.onload = init;
}

Learn more about how we used this code in Column 16, Dynamic Tooltips.

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