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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m wondering what others are feeling about this:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At what point do we decide to stop supporting browsers that
don’t have JavaScript/CSS2 support available? I know that for some,
this might sound like a radical idea. From my perspective, I’ve
begun shifting my focus somewhat from trying to support every browser out there
to recognizing that we don’t necessarily have to support the oldest
technology in our newest versions. While I think it’s fair to say
we ought to be able to support at least 98% of the users (not 98% of the
browsers) out there; I think that we could do a lot better by not allowing
ourselves to get tied to very old technology as we move forward. I think
that at some point, it makes sense to say that we won’t support “advanced”
Bugzilla features in very old technology (VOT) browsers that don’t
support JavaScript and CSS2. That is not to say that we should allow VOT
browsers to file and update bugs, but I think it’s fair to say that we
could do a lot more to make Bugzilla 1) look prettier, and 2) work more
intuitively for users if we can say bye-bye to some of the self-imposed
limitations. NeoOffice Bugzilla (<a href="http://bugzilla.neooffice.org/">http://bugzilla.neooffice.org</a>)
is a perfect example from their main page. Some of those menu items at
the top would be perfect for JavaScript drop-downs. News that
automatically rotates every n seconds would also be something that would
require advanced browser features. Quick stats could easily be reworked
slightly to handle multiple products on mouseover, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m just thinking out loud and wondering what
direction the rest of the group thinks we ought to take based on these items.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>---<br>
Kevin Benton<br>
Perl/Bugzilla Developer/Administrator, Perforce SCM Administrator<br>
Personal Computing Systems Group<br>
Advanced Micro Devices</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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