Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Mordechai Peller
Chris Blown wrote: Thats _really_ bad Browser checking is a thing of the past and should be gladly forgotten. Something that we can all thank the web standards project for. Is there a valid reason to do browser checking? I can't think of one... There are plenty of reasons to do so server side,

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Kyle Barrow
Once user agent if...else or switch statements enter your code, you begin the walk down the slippery slope to code obsolescence, especially with mobiles. Kyle On 2004 Jun 25, , at 17:35, Mordechai Peller wrote: There are plenty of reasons to do so server side, log files being the most common.

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread Mordechai Peller
Kyle Barrow wrote: Once user agent if...else or switch statements enter your code, you begin the walk down the slippery slope to code obsolescence, especially with mobiles. True, but I never suggested indiscriminate usage. While in most cases it over used, and therefor best to avoid, judicious

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-25 Thread ckimedia
Hi, Thanks, as this topic caused a bit of unrest last evening. After looking in terms of a gathering in which diverse taste need accommodation, serving one vegetarian entree as an alternative is just courteous. Browser sniffing, can be used in such a manner to allow a seamless experience for

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-24 Thread Shane Helm
Are you serious? Is this possible? Shane On Jun 24, 2004, at 5:48 PM, ckimedia wrote: Hi, I found this wonderful site (http://www.mbusa.com/brand/index.jsp) listed at the WSG section for full CSS sites(http://webstandardsgroup.org/resources/#cat9). As today is my Review and Research day, I've

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-24 Thread Neerav
The site may be wonderful in many ways but I dont approve of how they handle an opera user: You are using Opera 7.23 In order to view the online Mercedes Experience, either Netscape 6.2 or above or Internet Explorer 5.x or above is required. We recommend you update your browser by following the

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-24 Thread Ben Bishop
I found this wonderful site (http://www.mbusa.com/brand/index.jsp) If my interpretation of the rather elegant code is correct, this site has a second layout that is rendered if FLASH is not present. Can some one please confirm or correct my observation. I've sent an e-mail and poked They

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-24 Thread Justin French
On 25/06/2004, at 10:06 AM, Shane Helm wrote: Are you serious? Is this possible? On Jun 24, 2004, at 5:48 PM, ckimedia wrote: Hi, I found this wonderful site (http://www.mbusa.com/brand/index.jsp) listed at the WSG section for full CSS sites(http://webstandardsgroup.org/resources/#cat9). As

Re: [WSG] Site Deconstruction, those crafty Germans

2004-06-24 Thread Chris Blown
Thats _really_ bad Browser checking is a thing of the past and should be gladly forgotten. Something that we can all thank the web standards project for. Is there a valid reason to do browser checking? I can't think of one... Regards Chris Blown On Fri, 2004-06-25 at 10:30, Neerav wrote: