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Code:<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript"> if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && navigator.appVersion >= "4.0") {document.write("<SPAN STYLE='cursor:hand' onClick='window.external.AddFavorite(location.href, document.title);'><FONT COLOR=#CC0000 FACE='verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif' size=1><B><U>ADD US TO YOUR FAVORITES</U></B></FONT></SPAN>")} else {document.write("<FONT COLOR=#CC0000 FACE='verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif' size=1><B>PRESS CTRL-D TO BOOKMARK OUR SITE</B></FONT>")} </SCRIPT>
I rest my case, window.external is for IE only and:
was the code at issue originally. It has no fall back and nothing to prevent other browsers from throwing an error when they encounter it. The DD script will make a bookmark of sorts in FF and some other Gecko based browsers, as well as bookmark in IE. My real point though, was that the user may bookmark at any time and doesn't really need help.
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Of course the user can bookmark the page at any time, but this is a sales trigger, getting closer to the customer, familiarising. Interactivity boosts sales.
Sales are certainly not aided by code that doesn't work and especially not by code that throws errors. I also am not convinced that working code of this type would help sales. It might alienate as many, if not more, potential customers than it would facilitate. Many folks find it obnoxious when a site starts trying to manage things that they are perfectly capable of deciding upon and executing themselves if the want to. It can be seen as pushy, a sign that the seller and/or the site is not to be trusted.
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