Re: HTML3.2 - background images and edge-to-edge tables

> It's my client who requested the site be seen by
> as many browsers as possible,

hi roger

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, n'est-ce pas? a client who knows
that there are people out there using old browsers is naturally going to
insist that they all get to see the site the same way

big mistake if you go for that on your own dime

this is where you must present the client with a sliding scale for the site

example --

  $20 basic rate, covers pc ie4+, netscape 6+, opera 5+
  add $10 mac ie5, netscape6
  add $50 pc netscape 4+
  add $75 aol
  add $100 each additional browser

point out to the client that "as many browsers as possible" includes well
over a hundred -- see http://browsers.evolt.org

then give the client a realistic estimate of the percentages of each
browser that will visit the site

let the clients do the math -- if anything, they're typically better at
that than they are at setting page specs


also, with regard to your specific problem, roger, there's no way you're
going to get that particular gradient to right-justify in the window

not only that, but even if you could, you'd still have to worry about the
scrollbar width, which one of them always shows but the other one
doesn't -- internet explorer or netscape, i can never remember which,
because my designs don't count on that space

now, flip your gradient over, and have it go from dark to light, and now
you're talking a completely different story, that *is* almost workable --
just make it 2000 wide, or something, and it'll look great in any
resolution up to that...   well, except for the top margin, of course....
<sigh />


rudy
http://rudy.ca/

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