| Broswer Reliability | |
|---|---|
| HTML/GIF/JPG | Great. All modern browsers support these file formats. |
| Java Applets | OK. MS browsers do not (and probably will not) support any version past Java 1.1. What's worse, IE 5 defaults to no-java-applet-support. Sun provides a Java plug-in which allows IE to support current versions of Java. |
| Java Script | OK. All vendors support JavaScript but each browser (make and version) has subtle differences which make it difficult to create non-trivial JavaScript's that run bug-free on all browsers. |
| VB Script | Poor. Only MS browsers support VB Script. |
| Active X | Poor. Only MS browsers support ActiveX. There is a plug-in which allows Netscape to support ActiveX. |
| Flash | Good. Assuming the user has the required plug-in. |
| Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Good. Assuming the user has the required plug-in. |