[thelist] targeting effectively (was: navigation through formposting)

[aardvark]

> From: "Hugh Blair" <hblair at worldnet.att.net>
> >
> > i still code for HTML 4.01...
>
> Strict or transitional? I've been using transitional and yet, pages
> that verify have issues in some common browsers. Maybe I'm also using
> code elements that are too 'new' for the older browsers?

transitional...  strict is often too strict for many of my client projects, although
for poops and giggles, i sometimes use it on personal stuff just to keep my
skills sharp...

> I'm getting ready to (re)build (from scratch) an ecommerce site and
> there's no need to impress the users with WOW features. It just has to
> be clean to use, easy to navigate, look good, and of course, make
> money (grin).  This time I want to do it 'right' or 'best' in the
> first pass.

always a good plan...  i'd still stick with HTML 4.01 transitional for that, it
offers the most features of any HTML version as well as the greatest
support... it's also easier to integrate with 3rd party apps, since i don't know of
any e-comm packages that do XHTML yet...

> I'd like to use some of the nicer DHTML/CSS features, but until I get
> a pile of browsers installed on some test machines, I'm trying to code
> smart, tread lightly, yet look good.
>
> Research continues...

good luck...