Re: Browsers (was RE: Netscape frames problem)

I think jedi warrior status got tarnished when they were bought by aol.

At 08:56 PM 4/3/00 -0700, Laurie Landry wrote:
>It's amazing how web designers over the time has gone from a "IE stinks",
>and now it seem to me that they're relying only on IE5 and nothing else.
>Microsoft has done a very good job of brainwashing people to thinking that
>IE5 is the best all round, and the only one.
>
>I agree with John's comments, though. (John - don't you mean NS5, not 6?).
>Netscape will NOT GO AWAY.. they are the Jedi warriors to Microsoft's Death
>Star...
>
>It won't hurt to brush up on browser compatibilities, though.  There's a
>great book by Jakob Nielsen called Designing Web Usability or something like
>that. Put that on a "to buy" list for your resources, and there are websites
>that covers this as well.
>
>Get a good understanding of browser compatibility, and you'll find that
>you'll know how to work around certain issues, and when not to use certain
>proprietary tags and when to use them.
>
>Handy lists
>www.w3c.org - the standards that HTML is based on, and extras
>www.useit.com - Jakob Nielsen's website on various issues
>www.webmonkey.com - look up Authoring, then Browsers. There are several
>articles about different browsers. Webmonkey has a good browsers comparison
>chart.
>
>Myself, I like how websites looks on IE5, but I test websites on NN3. If it
>looks decent in NN3, then it's working. If it "breaks" on NN3, then I know
>that there's something wrong, and fix it. Then test on Mac - or get someone
>with a Mac that can test it for you. If the fonts are too small, then you
>can adjust it. I think someone told me that the font should be set at font
>size 3 or 4 for Windows, and still be readable in a Mac. Anything less and
>it becomes too small to read in Mac.
>
>> Valerie Edgerton wrote:
>> >
>> > Ok guys,
>> >
>> > When will Netscape GO AWAY?
>> >
>>
>> At the risk of seeming glib, Valerie, the answer is "never," if I have
>> my way.
>>
>> Seriously, I think maybe the better question is when will most browsers
>> become compliant with W3C standards?  Many users of older NS products,
>> like myself, will gladly move on to NS 6, once it arrives.
>>
>> Regards,
>> --
>> John Allred / Jackson, Mississippi
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>
>
Melanie Gann
Second Street Web Design
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