Re: this sounds like a whine I know.....

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
az-willie  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jim Segrave said on 12/3/2003 12:10 AM:
>
>While I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a perfect example of how to 
>build a site .. it works fine for browsers using THE DOMINANT OPERATING 
>SYSTEM and major browsers.
>
>I noticed that first there was a complaint because it doesn't work right 
>on a Mac now you mention using Free BSD which is definitely a non 
>standard operating system.

Hmm - you aren't too au fait with Unix then I take it?

>If you expect web sites to tailor themselves to people using esoteric 
>operating systems such as Free BSD then you are going to experience a 
>lot of frustration because it ain't gonna happen.

Why is that then? If site designers actually followed standards, then
I would expect any of a number of browser, including Microsoft's to
work correctly. The fact that web site designers tend far too often to
be to incompetent or lazy to actually keep their sites compliant is a
sad commentary on how little ability you actually need to get employed
as a web designer.

>If you want to visit the site, use Windows and a mainstream browser and 
>your problems will disappear.

If you want the site to work for almost any browser and to adapt well
to user requirements, then you will ensure your tools produce
compliant code which will render correctly across all platforms.

>It is totally unrealistic, and just asking for problems, to expect sites 
>to design for FreeBSD and Macs and Windows.

>I used Apples from 1984 to 1995 and changed with the greatest reluctance 
>but sometimes you gotta just bite the bullet and go with the flow even 
>when you think your stuff is superior, because the rest of the world has 
>gone a different way.

I run the OS I do because our company can't afford sstems which
perform poorly, are difficult to manage remotely and are a security
nightmare. Your mileage may vary.

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Jim Segrave           [EMAIL PROTECTED]