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Posted by Chris Gunn on 06/02/06 17:42
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:50:27 -0600, "Chaddy2222899"
<rockradio2000@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> I'm sorry, but this is a confession that you have never spent the time to
>> polish your skills. If you cannot use percentages and create balanced
>> compositions that are attractive at all screen widths, you should not try to
>> call yourself a web designer.
>
>I would say that it has more to do with the auto margions then useing
>Percentages. Besides, the design will get stretched at hisher
>resolutions anyway.
Howdy,
You apparently don't understand how screen width settings and minimized
browser windows work. When you click the double box at the upper right
corner of your computer screen, the browser window should get smaller. It's
size is something you can set by dragging the edges. If you've been on some
abusive web sites, they messed with your settings and it will be the same
size as the maximized screen.
Visit http://www.bizynet.com/Projects/800-Test.htm for a set of tables
illustrating the various screen widths. You can use them to calibrate your
minimized browser window instead of changing your computer settings. Very
handy for web designers.
I assume you know how to drag the edges of things around. If not, click
your mouse on any empty part of the desk top screen and press F1. It has a
nice search but you should probably start at the top and read everything.
>It tells me that you have not read the web accessibility guidelines set
>out by the W3C. There valid reasons for having text re-sizeable mainly
>concerning people who need to use a larger text size.
I get real tired of people swallowing what these W3C folks try to foist off
on unknowledgeable designers. IExplorer is the big dog and they set the
standards. W3C are only a puppy dog tail trying to wag the dog. It doesn't
work except with people who don't understand how the Internet works.
If you do some careful testing, you'll find Microsoft very rarely pays
attention to W3C academic ramblings. On top of that, Microsoft will not
break millions of web pages because W3C says an established HTML tag is
supposed to go away. Pure HTML 3.2 coding and the attributes added by
IExplorer and Mozilla are here to stay.
The word "deprecated" simply means W3C is of the opinion that you should
stop using it and does not, in any way, imply that it will stop working.
>The difference in the way browsers render pages has nothing to do with
>the guidelines, well it does, but each browser applies them slightly
>differently, if they all applied the standards then their would not be
>any problems. Oh and it's useually the other way around, as FireFox
>does apply the standards correctly, well more so then IE.
This is one of the differences between a beginner and a web designer's
qualifications. A real web designer *KNOWS* what HTML tags work and how in
each of the browsers. FireFox has some interesting bugs and Netscrap has a
bunch more. IExplorer has problems with height percentages in some uses and
other work arounds you need to know.
>Why would I bother when I can use the official and free W3C one at
>http://validator.w3.org
There is nothing "official" about them. They have no designated authority
to dictate anything. Only ICANN has any kind of authority on the Internet
and W3C can only make suggestions. They have no more authority than I do
and I've been around a lot longer than they have.
Because their validator is honked up and feeding you bad information and it
fails to properly explain why. There is also a free version of HTML
Validator available but if you want to charge money as a web designer, you
need to buy it.
Try validating http://www.bizynet.com/Projects/Notebook.htm on
http://validator.w3.org. Every one of the errors reported are invalid and
erroneous. Try it again at http://www.htmlvalidator.com and you'll see the
real results based on what IExplorer and the other browsers use for
standards.
I have no intention of crippling my web page code or my client's sales based
on W3C's silly purist attitudes.
Thanks, Chris www.bizynet.com and www.bizycart.com
BIZynet Coordinator cgunn@bizynet.com - (505) 586-1225
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