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Posted by mbstevens on 07/26/05 01:44
Robert Frost-Bridges wrote:
> http://www.mxdigital.co.uk/
>
> What I didn't realise 'til now was how difficult it is for you people who do
> this for a living when dealing with clients.
Consider working on an hourly basis in future. For a little thing like
a few web pages, writing up a good contract could be more expensive than
the pages!
> I tried
> explaining about the fluidity of a web page as opposed to one of their
> brochures and about accessibility but it just wasn't getting through.
That shows on your page -- on a narrow browser window it morphs to one
column, and has a horizontal scroll bar even on a wide window.
> I think all he wanted was that it look pixel perfect on his company issue
> laptop. The whole process took weeks as he was constantly asking for things
> to be changed and then changed back.
Small businesses like to put you on contract or verbal agreement by the
page, then keep fiddling with it forever. I know your pain! But if you
were working on an hourly basis, it would not be a problem for you at all.
> How do you go about testing your sites?
> My friend and I both use Linux and it all looks fine. I also hooked up an
> old 300mhz box via a kvm switch so I could run IE for viewing, but then I'm
> only limited to the installed IE6 (and Opera etc of course).
I'd also look at each page with both the Lynx and Links browsers.
You already validate, thanks.
> Also, there are now so many css hack sites around now I was wondering how
> many of you actually use them?
> .......
> I mean, if you look at something like
> http://www.positioniseverything.net/ there are hacks there for any number
> of scenarios but at the end of the day is it worth trying to slip them all
> in.
> ......
> How do you know where to stop?
I never use any, except the old 'ahem' hack to protect older browsers
and text browsers from some of the CSS. I find other hacks completely
unnecessary -- but my style doesn't try to crowd a lot of stuff onto
each page. Businesspeople who don't understand how the web works want
lots of stuff on each page. You should explain to them how much extra
it will cost to crowd a page with information visitors could use more
easily if it were spread across several pages. If they still want it
crowded -- well, you're working by the hour, right?
Explain that you could be doing it more cheaply, making it easier for
visitors if the information were spread over more pages. It might be a
good idea to write a polite memo. If they say "no", get out the hacks
book, take the time to get it the way they want it, and try not to
giggle when you drive to the bank.
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mbstevens
http://www.mbstevens.com/
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