Browser Support & 508 (SAP Library - Running an Enterprise Portal)

Browser Support & 508

Netscape Navigator 4 cannot display certain visual aspects of the standard date navigator control.


Figure 1: Example of the date navigator in Netscape Navigator 4	Figure 2: Example of the standard date navigator

Editability in Style Editor

In the Style Editor for release 5.0 the date navigator is called "calendar." In the Style Editor, one can change the background colors, text attributes, padding and the type of cursor that appears over clickable elements. Here is a list of the styles that can be changed:

Group	Style	IE5 and above	Netscape 4.7
Day names	Background Color for Days of the Week	x	x
Day Numbers	Entry Width Alignment of Entry Text Decoration of Entry Text Selection Background Color 1 Selection Background Color 2 Selection Background Color 3 Selection Background Color 4 Selection Background Color 5	x x x x x x x x	x x x x x
Present Day	Background Color Border	x x	x
Other Days of this Month	Background Color	x	x
Days of Previous or Next Month	Inactive Font Color	x
Container	Background Color of Container Body Container Border Padding of Container Content	x x x	x

Table 1: Editable styles for the date navigator control

Accessibility - 508 Support

Currently the date navigator has not been adapted to support screen readers. For more information about accessibility, see the SAP Portals Accessibility Guidelines.