Posted by Nico Schuyt on 10/11/06 10:20

Els wrote:
> Nico Schuyt wrote:
>
>> Els wrote:
>>> Nico Schuyt wrote:
>>>> Els wrote:

>>>>> Tell me Nico, what is easier: build a browser that does what one
>>>>> set of rules says, or build a browser that does what millions of
>>>>> different sets of rules say?

>>>> The latter is easier than instruct all them webbuilders amd adjust
>>>> existing sites.

>>> What can I say? If you ever have clients who don't understand that,
>>> feel free to send them my way.

>> Els, forgive me my ignorance, but what clients do you mean? Neither
>> the browsers nor the webbuilders are my clients.

> Of course not. But your clients just may expect their websites to
> a) work in all currently used browsers (that includes oldies like IE5
> as well as text browsers and screenreaders)
> b) be accessible to everybody, including the blind and those without a
> mouse.

Ahh, I see :-) But it's not that I deny the importance of validation and
accessibility (I try to follow the specs concscientious), the discussion is
about a practical approach of all existing non-compliant sites. A missing
alt text for example should be replaced in a browser with alt=""; fixed
fonts should be ignored (or the compromis in IE: fixed unless changed in
accessibility options).
BTW I stopped testing in IE5 and 5.5. In FF and Opera I only apply the
latest version)

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Nico Schuyt
http://www.nicoschuyt.nl/

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