Re: Question - CSS & Mac vs PC etc

>>>HTML is simple but Web design is complicated. (Hey I like that, that
sounds good.)<<<

Two votes to make it the HWG motto...:)

D

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To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: Question - CSS & Mac vs PC etc


>
>
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Jim H wrote:
>
> >
> > I am looking for a general list of safe design components
> > that would allow all browsers and computers to safely utilize and
> > enjoy the internet.  ---Or am I just day-dreaming?---
> >
>
> There may well be a site with cross-platform design tips somewhere, but
> the comment I wanted to make is: wait, it gets worse.
>
> People might be hitting your site with hand-held devices or Web TV or a
> desktop computer with Mac or W9x or Linux or Netscape or MSIE or they may
> be using a screen reader because they're blind or visually impaired, or...
> or...
>
> I think we can safely say it's impossible to please everyone at the same
> time with the same page.
>
> I think the only sure way to be reasonably certain your pages will look
> (or sound) good to everyone is to do browser detection and route them to a
> browser- and platform-specific version. The only sane way to do that I
> think is to generate all your pages dynamically with server-side
> scripting, and even then it would be a demanding task to keep abreast of
> all the latest developments. And even then, I don't believe there's any
> way to detect screen resolution and size.
>
> The other alternative is you make compromises, taking into account who
> (you think) most of your audience is going to be.
>
> HTML is simple but Web design is complicated. (Hey I like that, that
> sounds good.)
>

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