World Wide Web Konsorsiyumu (W3C) tarafından istendiği için, planlanan IE değişiklikleri yeni satın alınacak bilgisayarlar ya da Windows XP paketlerinin satışı sırasında dağıtılacak. Arkasından Windows XP ve Internet Explorer’ın yeni servis paketleri de değişiklikleri içerecek.
Microsoft, aynı anda IE’nin ActiveX kontrolleri ve Java appletlerini içeren bir test versiyonu da yayınlanacak.
Microsoft, program geliştiricilere yönelik yayınladığı bir notta, IE 6 Sp1b tarayıcı davranışının, kullanıcının ActiveX kontrol mü yüklediği, yoksa içeriği mi değiştirdiğini tespit etmesine karşı verdiği tepkinin
browser’s behavior in IE 6 SP1b has changed to prompt the user to determine whether an ActiveX control is loaded or whether to display alternate content. It said all Web pages with ActiveX controls are affected by this change unless the controls are created dynamically from script loaded from another location or the controls do not reference remote data.
Yapılan değişiklik kısaca, güncellenmemiş bir sayfayı ziyaret eden kullanıcının, tarayıcının yükleyeceği ActiveX kontrolü öncesi, bir diyalog kutucuğu ile karşılaşması anlamına geliyor.
Microsoft, sektördeki iş ortaklarına bu diyalog kutucuğunun önlenmesi isteniyorsa, gerekli dökümanı sağlayabileceğini söylüyor.
It will affect the browser’s handling of pages that use the ActiveX controls to embed content, including Microsoft’s Windows Media Player, RealNetworks’ RealOne, Apple’s QuickTime, Adobe’s Acrobat, Macromedia’s Flash and Java Virtual Machine.
In a statement, Microsoft insisted it would continue its appeal of the ruling that technologies used in IE violate certain patents claimed by Chicago-based Eolas Technology and the University of California. The patent (US Patent 5,838,906) was granted on November 17, 1998 and covers technologies for the creation of a browser system that allowed for the embedding of small interactive programs, such as plug-ins, applets, scriptlets or ActiveX Controls, into online documents.
“Although the described modifications in how Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls and related content relate to Microsoft’s efforts to avoid further potential liability under the asserted U.S. Patent 5,383,906, individuals and companies should consult their own legal counsel to understand any implications for their products in relation to that patent. Users of the WebBrowser OC should enable the new behavior for any Web browsing application,” Microsoft declared.
Microsoft was not the only big-name software firm rolling out modifications on the heels of the Eolas patent win.
Macromedia , which markets software for the creation of Flash (define) content, also released details on “straightforward ways” to update Web pages to avoid the dialog box prompt.
In a note to developers, Macromedia announced the launch of a restricted beta the Active Content Update Utilities.
Macromedia’s Active Content Update Utilities is a set of tools and utilities that can be used by developers to incorporate the changes necessary to support contend created with its Flash, Shockwave and Authorware products. The utilities will be provided for free under and open-source license.
Apple Computer released instructions for Web developers and authors of QuickTime content (Windows or Mac) to avoid the dialog box interruption when streaming content is displayed.
Seattle-based digital media firm RealNetworks (Quote, Chart) plans to develop an Active Content Update Utility to deal with the IE changes. The company has also posted instructions on how content can be coded to work with the updated IE browser.
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