IE Version update
Since we launched the website and Firefox version in New York on the 16th we have been working on the Internet Explorer version of Fleck. A lot of people have emailed me asking when it would be available and why it is taking so long. I thought I’d explain a bit how this works.
Internet Explorer isn’t that different from Firefox but it does differ in a number of important ways. One thing that makes it very hard to develop for Explorer is that Javascript is very poorly supported and that error feedback is limited.
In Firefox we get a clear error when something goes wrong with a hint of where the error might be. Explorer just gives up, crashes or just sits there doing nothing.
The good news is that we don’t actually have to rewrite everything. We just have to adapt our code to Explorer. This isn’t rocket science but tedious and detailed work which always takes longer than you think. So Arjen is currently coding, reloading and restarting Explorer a lot.
If you want to see how far he is you can download the Explorer extension and give it a try. Or use the “Fleck the Web” from on our frontpage.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome!
Peter said,
November 28, 2006 @ 9:39 pm
After all the work on IE, any plans for Fleck on Safari ?
so far it just locks out Safari completely, which is a pity for such a great widget.
Peter said,
November 28, 2006 @ 10:05 pm
once you have the code in on your home page, I just saw that Safari works well with Fleck, so the only thing that’s missing is the easy way to add it to your toolbar.
a minor issue, but a good idea these annotations,
success !
Peter said,
November 28, 2006 @ 10:05 pm
once you have the code in on your home page, I just saw that Safari works well with Fleck, so the only thing that’s missing is the easy way to add it to your toolbar.
a minor issue, but a good idea these annotations,
success !
submitted twice, had a typo in my email address.
boris said,
November 29, 2006 @ 12:10 am
We will optimise it even more for Safari as soon as we can find some time. Shouldn’t be too hard.
An extension will be more difficult…
Peter said,
December 3, 2006 @ 1:23 am
I can imagine it will be more difficult, but anyone interested in seeing this in Safari,
please add your wish to the list !