23.3. Browser SupportVersions 2.0 and higher of both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer have some degree of support for GIF animation, with the implementation improving with each subsequent release. Still, there are a few specific aspects of animation that prove to be particularly problematic for some early-version and lesser-known browsers. If your animation uses one of the following, you may want to do some cross-browser, cross-platform testing:
Browsers that do not support GIF animation display a static image. The problem is that some browsers display the first frame and others display the last frame. If possible, it is advisable to make both your first and last frames meaningful (particularly if it contains important information, like the name of your company). Copyright © 2002 O'Reilly & Associates. All rights reserved. |
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