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Isn't it time for the screw to turn? Shouldn't webmasters be including, "Best when viewed in Mozilla/Firefox/Opera" on their pages?
Shouldn't webmasters be including, "Best when viewed in Mozilla/Firefox/Opera" on their pages?
No. Should highways post signs that read "Best when driven in Fords?" or how about about pools that have signs that read "Best when wearing Speedo"?
webmasters should be writing code so it works on all browsers, as best as possible. Let the user decide what to use.
webmasters should be writing code so it works on all browsers, as best as possible. Let the user decide what to use.
Aye that. When I stumbled my way to that particular conclusion, I was COMPLETELY embarrassed about what I'd been doing to those folks who didn't for whatever reason use IE of any flavor.
And now I myself don't use IE.... what goes around comes around.... *laughing*
[Um. But as the owner of a Ford F250 Diesel even if it DOES have 220,000 original miles on it, y'know I really DO think the highway ought to be labeled.... (eh, that's a joke, btw....)]
Best viewed by people who can view it.
Ooh, I think I'll put that on my site. Sound stupid? So does Best Viewed With Netscape 4.0 (or some other browser) and especially "made with a mac" who the crap cares if you used a macintosh to make a page. Woopty doo, I don't say "made with a computer" on my site, do I now.
Jennifer
I2
Can never resist throwing
2 cents around.
Best viewed with 3d glasses.
I also actually tried that on the Spykids website, I put my 3d glasses on when entering the site and it worked great for some scenes!
So I'd say if you really really really want to put a "Best viewed with" sign, make a 3d website with that 3d effect in Flash and put "Best Viewed with 3d Glasses".
Sid
If you've got the slightest interest in standards, then you know about device independence and forward compatibility. That means that your site should be accessible on a cellphone screen, in Netscape 1, or, in 10 years time, on whatever browser or technology that exists then. It may not look the same, but that's a different matter.
If you're designing your site to fit one browser, even if it's Opera or Firefox, then you're failing in the same way as those who only support particular versions of IE.
"Best viewed with ANY browser on ANY platform!" That would pretty much cover it.... assuming of course that your pages ARE that accessible. I'm pointing myself as surely in that direction as I can - though I doubt I'd use that statement in any case....
