The example you posted is a very specific bug in Safari and running it for other browsers would be incorrect. We do feature/object checking when it is possible.
-- Brandon Aaron On 8/30/07, Matt Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Aug 30, 7:15 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was wondering why jquery would not automatically do a browser sniff, > > and fall back to methods that non-supported browsers understand. > > Why browser sniff at all? Why not detect for supported methods and do > what is supported. > > I'm a bit concerned at the level of browser sniffing already in > jQuery, as has been pointed in a recent thread in a different group. > > For example, > > | --jquery-1.1.4.js:1604--------------------------------------------- > | // check if target is a textnode (safari) > | if (jQuery.browser.safari && event.target.nodeType == 3) > | event.target = originalEvent.target.parentNode; > > Why not just: > > if (event.target.nodeType == 3) > event.target = originalEvent.target.parentNode; > > ? > > In some fringe cases, resorting to browser sniffing as a last resort > may be justified, but surely some of the sniffing that exists in > jQuery already is unnecessary. > > Matt Kruse > > >
