[thelist] Re: Using em-dashes in web pages

Kevin p+evolt at redbrick.dcu.ie
Tue Nov 12 05:08:01 CST 2002


Hey Mike,

Yea i've read that & whilst I agree that we can't cater for old browsers
forever, I think we should still strive to degrade gracefully.

Using emdashes etc... doesn't fall into that catagory IMO.

- Kevin

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 03:10:54AM -0600, Mike H wrote:
> Kevin,
> You should read the Alistapart article "To Hell With Bad Browsers" of 16 Feb
> 2001. It gives the (strong!) editorial position of their  staff on NS 4 and
> other older, non-compliant browsers. It is well worth reading even if you
> don't agree with it.
>
> Mike
> ironmike at inav.net
>
> Kevin wrote:
> >> A good article on this very topic at Alistapart:
> >> http://www.alistapart.com/stories/emen/index.html
> >
> > That article looks hideous in NS4. (o:
> >
> > The stuff suggested certainly doesn't degrade gracefully.
>
>
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