--- a/SrvTxtUtils.py	Mon Nov 12 18:13:33 2012 +0100
+++ b/SrvTxtUtils.py	Tue Nov 13 17:33:34 2012 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import logging
 
 
-srvTxtUtilsVersion = "1.5.1"
+srvTxtUtilsVersion = "1.6"
 
 def getInt(number, default=0):
     """returns always an int (0 in case of problems)"""
@@ -132,3 +132,32 @@
     # call original method
     return ImageFile.index_html(self, REQUEST, RESPONSE)
 
+
+def getBrowserType(self):
+    """check the browsers request to find out the browser type"""
+    bt = {}
+    ua = self.REQUEST.get_header("HTTP_USER_AGENT")
+    bt['ua'] = ua
+    bt['isIE'] = False
+    bt['isN4'] = False
+    if string.find(ua, 'MSIE') > -1:
+        bt['isIE'] = True
+    else:
+        bt['isN4'] = (string.find(ua, 'Mozilla/4.') > -1)
+        
+    try:
+        nav = ua[string.find(ua, '('):]
+        ie = string.split(nav, "; ")[1]
+        if string.find(ie, "MSIE") > -1:
+            bt['versIE'] = string.split(ie, " ")[1]
+    except: pass
+    
+    bt['isMac'] = string.find(ua, 'Macintosh') > -1
+    bt['isWin'] = string.find(ua, 'Windows') > -1
+    bt['isIEWin'] = bt['isIE'] and bt['isWin']
+    bt['isIEMac'] = bt['isIE'] and bt['isMac']
+    bt['staticHTML'] = False
+
+    return bt
+
+