[thelist] Netscape 6 loads page twice

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Absolutely - I have seen so *many* 'designers' and 'HTML
coders' working for large design agencies who still don't understand
that
*) HTML is primarily structural (not presentational)
*) They *can't* assume that every user can or should see the site exactly
   as they see it.

As for MS and standards, it's fairly obvious that they view 3rd party standards
as secondary to their own ideas for Windows platforms - otherwise why would
they have prioritised coloured scrollbars above HTML standards in IE5.5?
IE5/Mac show that they *can* obey standards. They just choose not to.

Cheers
Martin



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>>  From: "John Scoot" <john.scoot at virgin.net>
>
>>  If everyone slavishly stuck to standards we would all still be looking at
>>  green screens and coding in COBOL.
>
There's a difference between the quality and usability of a site
developed by a person who first understands the standards and one
developed by a person who does not.

When I develop, first I develop to standards. And then I enhance.
That's a key difference between me and Microsoft. Microsoft first
develops _almost_ to standards, and then 'enhances' ;) - and they use
the same argument you use up here.



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