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> From: Hans Boldt
>
> Absolute positioning of a table or div alone should be a good
> alternative to multiple windows.  I'd be hesitant to go beyond that
> with CSS, since browser support for the *really* cool features seems
> to be somewhat spotty.
>
> (Apparently, JavaScript is also part of the problem, since there are
> syntactical differences between browsers to worry about!)

I just finished researching exactly this topic for my WebSphere column.  My
conclusion was that today you basically have two choices for advanced
features: CSS2 (the newer, cooler version of Cascading Style Sheets) and
advanced DOM (Document Object Model) programming in JavaScript.

CSS2 is supported by Gecko/Mozilla/Netscape and Opera, while advanced DOM
programming requires IE.  Some things simply cannot be done in Gecko today
(such as modifying events), while the cooler features of CSS2 aren't in IE.
Standards, shmandards.  The two camps are still creating completely
incompatible products, to the deteriment of the community.

Joe



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