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From: David Mark on 8 Aug 2010 00:20 On Aug 6, 8:24 pm, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-08-04 04:32 AM, Richard Cornford wrote: > > > > > > > On Aug 2, 10:32 am, David Mark wrote: > > <snip> > >> "The properties: document.body.clientHeight, > >> document.body.clientWidth > >> return different values on IE7, IE8 and Firefox: > >> ... " > > >> This is certainly to be expected and not a problem at all, ... > > <snip> > >> "Paul A is right about why the discrepancy exists but the > >> solution offered by Ngm is wrong (in the sense of JQuery). > > >> The equivalent of clientHeight and clientWidth in jquery > >> (1.3) is $(window).width(), $(window).height()" > > <snip> > > > The subject of this thread (Now I've seen everything) seems a little > > over the top attached to a case of an individual who doesn't know any > > better failing to ask the right question and getting a series of > > different 'try this' response form people to whom stopping and finding > > out what actual problem they are proposing 'solutions' for is > > unimaginable. That is not unexpected, it is pretty much the norm for > > web forums. > > Totally. I can't see reason for getting upset about someone who is > admittedly confused. As usual, you missed the point. Re-read my original post and see if you can figure out who (or what) I was "upset" about.
From: Richard Cornford on 9 Aug 2010 11:27
On Aug 7, 1:24 am, Garrett Smith wrote: > On 2010-08-04 04:32 AM, Richard Cornford wrote: <snip> >> US bank who have a large internal IT department that employs >> the 'web developers' who created this and 'Websphere experts' >> to set up the servers so you would expect better (it is not >> lack of funds that prevent them from hiring people who >> understand what they are doing). > > US banks spend a lot of money on projects, mostly wasting it > in process and red tape. Much of the IT related 'red tape' I encounter from financial services clients is about verifying that systems actually do what they are supposed to be doing, which seems like a good thing to be verifying when you are handling other people's money. > They usually pay on the low-end of market rate and provide > an environment that good developers find stifling. An unwillingness/inability to direct funds towards employing competent developers is not the same as not having the funds to do so. Richard. |