mike99c
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Cannot add a style to a body tag using JavaScript if FireFox detected
Hello,
I have a website which has a background tile image. However, I need to change the background tile image if the browser is Firefox.
Hence for IE the body tag is:
<body>
But for Firefox it must be:
<body style='background-image:ur
I have attached a code snippet in which I successfully use JavaScript to detect if the browser is Firefox. However, when I view the site in Firefox the whole page simply displays:
style='background-image:ur
and that's it, just that line of code and nothing else. It works fine in IE.
I have a website which has a background tile image. However, I need to change the background tile image if the browser is Firefox.
Hence for IE the body tag is:
<body>
But for Firefox it must be:
<body style='background-image:ur
I have attached a code snippet in which I successfully use JavaScript to detect if the browser is Firefox. However, when I view the site in Firefox the whole page simply displays:
style='background-image:ur
and that's it, just that line of code and nothing else. It works fine in IE.
<script type="text/javascript">
function checkfirefox(){
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1)
document.write("style='background-image:url(/images/common/main_bg.gif)'")
}
</script>
<body onload="checkfirefox()">
also,
looking at the script code you're writing:
try:
document.body.style.backgr
finally what errors are you getting...is the path correct?
looking at the script code you're writing:
try:
document.body.style.backgr
finally what errors are you getting...is the path correct?
ASKER
In response to the 3 preceding reponses:
1. I have checked the styles by manually embedding them and ite work. So I have ruled out any issue with the style.
2. I have looked at the quirksmode link but I have no issue detecting the browser, it is simply embedding the css that is the problem.
3. I have checked the path by embedding the style so that is not the issue either.
1. I have checked the styles by manually embedding them and ite work. So I have ruled out any issue with the style.
2. I have looked at the quirksmode link but I have no issue detecting the browser, it is simply embedding the css that is the problem.
3. I have checked the path by embedding the style so that is not the issue either.
you're embedding style, but for what element? what i mean is where is that code going to be placed? that's why I said explicitedly set
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<script type="text/javascript">
function checkfirefox(){
if (navigator.userAgent.index
{
document.body.style.backgr
}
}
</script>
<body onload="checkfirefox()">
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<script type="text/javascript">
function checkfirefox(){
if (navigator.userAgent.index
{
document.body.style.backgr
}
}
</script>
<body onload="checkfirefox()">
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