Re: More stupid basic questions

 
 
 "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net> 
 hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org 
 
Subject: Re: More stupid basic questions 
 
At 08:07 PM 6/24/00 +0300, Lauri V=E4inRpbg=3D=3D wrote: 
>Hello Captain, 
> 
>*Why* ? 
>It seems like two versions of the same content is an awful lot of work. 
>/.../ 
> 
>Getting sarcastic, huh? :-) 
 
Absolutely not. If I came across that way to you I sincerely apologize to 
you and the readers of this list. 
 
 
> 
>First of all, you're not required to do 2 versions of your site, I just do 
>it (I can write it off as 'going the extra mile for the client'). I like 
>people who think themselves so I won't push it on you :-) 
 
Who think themselves what? I'm sorry, I don't understand your comment. 
 
> 
>I try to make my sites accessible to EVERYBODY (including people on 
>different platforms, different browsers, visually disabled people and so 
>on). What can I say, it's me :-) 
 
I hate to break the new to you Ma am. There is ~only~ one way to accomplish 
that. Valid HTML. You can have 14 versions of your pages and it won't 
matter if the code is not correct (compliant with the standards for the 
HTML), you will not be able to meet that goal *reliably and predictably*. 
To depend on a script (in this case Java Script) to redirect viewers to one 
version or another is in its self ' locking out ' a substantial number of 
visitors if your intent is to reach "EVERYBODY" that is not the way to do= 
 it. 
 
adalbert goertz responds: 
 
I hate to break another news to you: 
If the valid HTML includes all the graphics and wistles and it takes 
a LOT of time to load (maybe never loads), I will back out and not 
read your page at all. 
If, however, you also offer a text only page that gives the same info, 
I will stay with you. 

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