Posted by Jochem Maas on 01/20/05 00:45

Richard Lynch wrote:
> Jochem Maas wrote:
>
>><FONT face="Arial" color="FF0000" size=3>font</FONT>
>><FONT face="Arial" color="FF0000" size=3>tags</FONT>
>><FONT face="Arial" color="FF0000" size=3>suck</FONT>
>>
>>I know nothing about MSSQL - thankgod (sorry I really can't help you
>>there) - but I can recommend eradicating all font tags... everywhere...
>>take no prisoners... death to frontpage (oh sorry got carried away :-).
>>try this instead:
>>
>><p style="color: #f00; font: large Arial; text-align: center;">
>># Can´t establish connection with database server pc.
>></p>
>
>
> Unless, of course, your user base includes the very poor who are (still)
> using ancient browsers (because they have ancient hardware) that don't
> support CSS, and you want to use font tags which actually work on *ALL*
> browsers...

you have a point - but even Netscape4 and IE4 support rudimentary CSS
AFAICR. I dont think his userbase is too poor though, considering he
works for American Express :-)

having said that any HTML in production envs should degrade nicely for
older browsers. it doesn't have to look the same but it should be
accessible.

>
> I can't count the number of CSS sites I've skipped because their links
> don't work (in my browser) due to CSS. Buh-bye.

exactly what browser do you use? and how does CSS break links? (let me
guess you disable background images?) besides you can turn off
stylesheets completely if you want.

CSS is a good thing. semantic mark and decoupling of style is a good
ting too.

its a bit weird if you consider that you seem to be willing to view an
all image page with loads of nested tables for positioning and tons of
font tags. but the same page written in a 10th of the HTML with a nifty
stylesheet which references a number of bg images is told to bugger off.



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