Web browser compatibility
Mascot requires a web browser compliant with W3C standards. Every major desktop and mobile browser from the last decade implements the sufficient minimum level, which is: HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.1, XPath, DOM level 3, CSS level 2 and Javascript.
JavaScript is required by the search form and the result reports. Cookies are used for various purposes:
- To save the contents of the User name and Email fields in the search form
- To save search form defaults
- If Mascot security is enabled, to save the session information
If saving cookies is not supported or disabled, it will be necessary to re-enter this information every time it is required.
The Protein Family Summary makes more demanding requirements on the browser than other forms and reports. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox is fine. If your organisation requires you to use Internet Explorer, please use Internet Explorer 11. Older versions of Internet Explorer are not supported.