Uncle Jim's Web Designs: Browser Detection and Display Script

Uncle Jim's Javascript Designs

Browser Detection and Display

Author: Jim Stiles

This script will detect the type of browser you are currently using and display the results within the document, as seen below:

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

COPY - Insert Between Head Tags: <HEAD></HEAD>

<script type="text/javascript"><!-- 
/*
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|          Another JavaScript from Uncle Jim           |
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|   Feel free to copy, use and change this script as   |
|        long as this part remains unchanged.          |
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|      Visit my website at http://www.jdstiles.com     |
|           for more scripts like this one             |
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|                     Created: 1996                    |
|              Last Updated: December, 2005            |
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*/
var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var os,browser,version,data;

if (detect('konqueror')) {browser = "Konqueror"; os = "Linux";}
else if (detect('safari')) browser = "Safari";
else if (detect('omniweb')) browser = "OmniWeb";
else if (detect('firefox')) browser = "Firefox";
else if (detect('opera')) browser = "Opera";
else if (detect('webtv')) browser = "WebTV";
else if (detect('icab')) browser = "iCab";
else if (detect('msie')) browser = "Internet Explorer";
else if (!detect('compatible')) {browser = "Netscape Navigator"; version = ua.charAt(8);}
else browser = "An unknown browser";

if (!version) version = ua.charAt(stringposition + data.length);

if (!os) {
   if (detect('linux')) os = "Linux";
   else if (detect('x11')) os = "Unix";
   else if (detect('mac')) os = "Mac";
   else if (detect('win')) os = "Windows";
   else os = "An unknown operating system";
}

function detect(text) {
   stringposition = ua.indexOf(text) + 1;
   data = text;
   return stringposition;
   }
//--></script>

COPY - Insert Inside Body: <BODY></BODY>

<script type="text/javascript"></script>

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