Browser Support
Update notation on 4/2/10
It is noted that Firefox has gained ground. Different survey reporting
sites provide vastly different numbers. One says that Firefox as
about 45% of the market share and IE has about 35%, but another says that IE is
still 60% and Firefox is about 25%, and yet another site list IE at 80% and
Firefox at only 15%
Updated 8/2006
The weather menu works best with Internet Explorer. If your menu does not collapse, we recommend using Internet Explorer to view the weather page.
Prior testing indicated the menu would not collapse in Netscape, and it does not collapse in Mozilla Firefox 1.5. The weather page was initially composed at a time when IE commanded 80 to 90% of the browser market. At the time, Netscape was a distant 2nd. Netscape usage has declined, but other contenders have historically gained some ground and then faded. IE is still the most widely utilized browser by a large margin.
Other browsers like Mozilla Firefox may be arguably "better" than IE, but the weather page will be more functional if viewed with IE. I personally use both IE and Firefox. Firefox is faster for some activities, but lacks the necessary functionality to execute some of the task I need to perform. IE supports a broader range of functionality, but can sometimes execute slower.
I try to use tools that will display well in multiple browsers, but some of the productivity tools Microsoft offers are easy to use and implement. Perhaps some day I will learn how to setup and maintain a collapsible list that works is something other than IE. To date, no one has offered to address my ongoing request for instruction, and I don't currently have the time to research the solutions.
Browser usage stats can be found in numerous places including