RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Microsoft: Evil Empire or Suitable Softw are?

["Sam Napier" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

When the W3C set the standards for HTML I wonder if they figured on
having to set a standard for 5 different browsers. I have often just
said F*ck it I will do it with JAVA, at least most browsers display an
applet the way the programmer/Developer intended. I mean how many ways
can you display TEXT other than the way it is written?

-----Original Message-----
From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phoebe Kempe
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:43 PM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Microsoft: Evil Empire or Suitable
Softw are?


--- "Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Microsoft assumptions are correct for 50% of the
> population.  The lower half
> of the intelegence scale, granted, but still, that's
> not bad for an
> assumption with no real data.
> 

Yeah. However, it is truly unacceptable for someone to
design for one browser or another. It's the hallmark
of an amateur or at least a bad designer. I cannot
stand going to sites that say "best viewed with x
browser". True, designers have numerous obstacles to
overcome. However, it isn't all that difficult to test
one's work on multiple O/Ss with multiple browsers.

Just my $.02.

--Phoebe

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger
http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
--
To manage your subscription, go to
http://mlug.missouri.edu/members/edit.php

Archives are available at http://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/

--
To manage your subscription, go to http://mlug.missouri.edu/members/edit.php

Archives are available at http://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/