[thelist] Tip o'the day (x2)

[Charles F. Johnson]

Jake Stetser <jake.stetser at headhunter.net> wrote:

> The problem with not following standards is the amount of futzing you have
> to do to support those older browsers, and there's that idea that it MUST
> look the same even in those older browsers - which is why so much
> conditional code and hacking around in HTML exists today. Why are we so bent
> on being print designers? We're not print designers.
> 
> If, on the other hand, it degrades into an organized, understandable format
> that despite not being as "pretty" as the designer wants it, I think the job
> is successful.

most of the time, the reason i exert a lot of effort to make pages look the
same in older browsers is not because i want it that way -- it's because the
client demands it. i once tried to sell a client on the idea of "gracefully
degrading." result: "but why don't i see the background picture?"
accompanied by an uncomprehending, resentful stare...

charles johnson
lgf web design
http://littlegreenfootballs.com