Re: Hey, hey, hey

by "Richard and Jolene Johnson" <jonric(at)tx3.net>

 Date:  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:18:16 -0800
 To:  "Darrell" <darrell(at)webctr.com>,
<hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
 References:  webctr
  todo: View Thread, Original
And.... would that be a Javascript?

Jolene
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell" <darrell(at)webctr.com>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 6:21 PM
Subject: RE: Hey, hey, hey


>
> Easy!
>
> You detect the browsers at the server, and deliver one of 2 templates: A
4.0
> one for older software, and an XHTML Strict for newer.  Note that this
means
> 2 copies of your site's template, but the coding is easy and the results
> seem (IMHO) more reliable than trying to make everyone happy with just one
> layout.
>
> D
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org]On
> Behalf Of Captain F.M. O'Lary
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:07 PM
> To: hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Hey, hey, hey
>
>
> kids, play nice now.
>
> I opened my mouth, and as nice as it is for you'ns to come to my defense
> (you'll get those checks - I promise!!) - I'll take my licks. I stand by
> what I said.
>
> But, let's get things rolling in a more positive way for a while . . .
>
> Let's talk about how to *properly* position graphics in the corner of the
> screen to avoid that boxy square look. You know, them spliced up pictures
> that give the window that rounded look?
>
> Or hey, how about how to properly code a file so it does this for browsers
> that support CSS and those that don't?
>
> I'll admit that I have been dragged into the wide-spread deployment of CSS
> in my coding kicking and screaming. You all know me - I like it, but older
> browsers don't, so I treat it like the plague ~historically~.
>
> Now, even education is whining for CSS - despite not actually having a
clue
> what they are asking for (gotta love them .edu folks ;-).
> My quandary is such:
>
> How do I do the CSS AND the (old fashioned) HTML, have both pages display
> as intended - and - VALIDATE under a non-transitional DTD???
>
> Now, you all want something to write about?
>
> 'splain that to me.
>
> :-)
> Fuzzy.
> ______________________________________________________________
> Captain F.M. O'Lary
> ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net
> "With computers, every morning is the dawn of a new error. "
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