The OctoPawn game requires a
web Browser that supports JavaScript.
Below is a list of such browsers. If you
have one of these, but still don't get to the actual
game, please make sure that JavaScript is enabled in
your browser's preferences. Then click the "Reload"
button.
Supported browsers include:
- MS Internet Explorer 4 (or better)
- Netscape 3 (or better)
- Opera 5 (or better)
I have made efforts to make the script code as
portable as possible, so it will work even with
browsers that are not really up-to-date. If you
have any of the above (or a newer version), you
should be fine. Personally, I recommend
Opera which is
a fast and lightweight, yet powerful and feature-rich
browser.
The OctoPawn game has been developped and tested
on the FreeBSD operating
system using Opera
as the web browser.
FAQ
There is no browser available
for my operating system (or for my hardware platform)
that supports JavaScript. What am I supposed to do?
You could try to install the Mozilla browser, which
is open source and should compile on a large number
of platforms. If this still doesn't work for you,
I'm afraid you're out of luck. In this case you
probably have a very unusual system setup or a quite
ancient computer, so you should consider upgrading your
system in order to benefit from today's technologies.
But I don't want to enable
JavaScript, for security reasons!
You are free to look at the actual JavaScript code
of the OctoPawn game and see for yourself that it
does not do any nasty things (or ask someone else to
look at it if you're not familiar with JavaScript at
all). If you're still too paranoid to enable JavaScript
in your browser, not even just for this game, then I'm
afraid you won't be able to play it.
Can't you provide a user interface
to the game that would work without JavaScript?
In theory, that would be possible. But please take
into account that I've written this game in my spare
time, and I'm not paid for it. Therefore, there is no
incentive for wasting time implementing two different
user interfaces for the same game. So I decided to make
a JavaScript-only interface, because it looks a lot
better and is much easier to use. If you don't believe
it, then try it. Given the fact that probably more
than 99.9% of all browsers in use today support
JavaScript, I'm not terribly worried.
What if I belong to the
remaining 0.1%?
Bad luck. Of course there are several options
left: Take the JavaScript code and create a
non-JavaScript interface yourself. In the world
of non-commercial (open source) software, it is
usually those people who are in need of something,
who then actually implement it. In the world of
commercial software, it's the people who are paid
for it, who implement things. Finally, there is
the option to upgrade your software (and hardware,
if necessary) so you can use an up-to-date web
browser.
I want to play that game with
my Lynx browser! (or W3m, Links, Mosaic ... [insert
your favourite JavaScript-challenged web browser])
And I want to drive on the highway with my bicycle
(skateboard, roller blades, ...).
Anyway, I don't agree with you,
and I don't like your attitude.
That's perfectly OK. You're free to have your
very own opinion. That doesn't change a thing,
though.
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