What is wrong with this Javascript

[tominated]

OK, I am a complete n00b at JS, but I hacked up a script for the new version of Tominated Software for the menus and for a safari png thing, but when the script is put into use in IE, the page displays nothing but the background. here is the code:

var is_Safari = navigator.appCodeName=="Mozilla";

if (is_Safari)
{
	document.write('<style type="text/css">');
	document.write('#nav {background: rgba(255,255,255,.4);}');
	document.write('</style>');
}


var secs
var timerID = null
var timerRunning = false
var delay = 1000

function InitializeTimer()
	{
	    // Set the length of the timer, in seconds
	    secs = 6
	    StopTheClock()
	    StartTheTimer()
	}

function StopTheClock()
	{
	    if(timerRunning)
	        clearTimeout(timerID)
	    timerRunning = false
	}

function StartTheTimer()
	{
	    if (secs==0)
	    {
	        StopTheClock()
	        // Here's where you put something useful that's
	        // supposed to happen after the allotted time.
	        // For example, you could display a message:
	        document.getElementById('software').style.display = 'none'
			document.getElementById('design').style.display = 'none'
	    }
	    else
	    {
	        secs = secs - 1
	        timerRunning = true
	        timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
	    }
	}
	
	
function toggleSubmenu( menuID, otherMenuID )
	{
		var menuToOpen = document.getElementById( menuID )
		var otherMenu = document.getElementById( otherMenuID )
		InitializeTimer()
		if( otherMenu.style.display == 'none' )
			{
					menuToOpen.style.display = 'block'
			}
		else
			{
				otherMenu.style.display = 'none'
				menuToOpen.style.display = 'block'
			}
	}

I have no Idea why safarari will take that code name but not WebKit or safari, but it works. What do you think causes the problem in IE?
Thanks in advance

 

[SC68Cal]

First question:

Why are you looking for a browser to report itself as Mozilla, if you're really looking for Safari? Or does Safari report itself as a Mozilla browser?

Second, can you please put the html code of the page you're putting? Because if the browser reports itself as a non-Mozilla browser, you don't have an else statement to deal with this.

 

[tominated]

First question:

Why are you looking for a browser to report itself as Mozilla, if you're really looking for Safari? Or does Safari report itself as a Mozilla browser?

Second, can you please put the html code of the page you're putting? Because if the browser reports itself as a non-Mozilla browser, you don't have an else statement to deal with this.

I was checking in apple's docs and it said safari reports itself as mozilla. here is the html:

<script type="text/javascript" src="javascript/javascript.js" />

do you think that maybe the fact that I have only the one tag finished like an img is the problem? BTW: why do I need an else statement? if it is another browser it can just keep on doing it's thing.