[olug] reading charts and grafts question

[Mac Petras]

Just to "butt in", I took a look at the site. If you're referring
to using the "IBD Charts", here's a "requirements page:

    http://www.investors.com/xreq2.asp

They are using ActiveX controls for the charts. Which pretty much
means you're screwed for Linux (unless someone more knowledgeable
than I knows of a way to use them in Linux).  As for using
Mozilla on a Windows box....perhaps. I seem to recall that there
used to be a plug-in for Netscape that allowed for the use of
ActiveX controls - but don't know if one's available for Mozilla.

Yet more developers that create web sites for a particular
browser/OS. What are they thinking! (Feel free to insert favorite
M$ bashing here...LOL)

Hope that helps.


Jacobs, Robert A. said:
> What's the URL?
>
> Are you aware of whether or not they are using some kind of
> Active X control or other object that would be attempting to
> raid your machine for .DLLs?
>
> Have you tried any other browsers:  Konqueror, Opera?
>
> Have you tried to access the site using Mozilla on a Windows
> machine (to see if they are browser-sniffing and blocking
> you based on the browser you use)?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Francis Geiger [mailto:hmcsret at cox.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 11:07 AM
> To: Omaha linux user group email
> Subject: [olug] reading charts and grafts question
>
>
> I subscribe to Investors Business Daily and they have stock
> charts for stock performance. When I try to view a stock
> chart the web site informs me I need to have "windows".  I
> only have rh9 on my computer and I use mozilla.  It seems
> like every time I want to do something I run into this
> windows problem.  Is there a way for me to open the charts
> with out windows? Thanks for any help  Grant
> --
> Francis Geiger <hmcsret at cox.net>
>
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