ok we know i dont know shit but..... i have been treating html as if it was dead already at least move on to xhtml, im amazed how many sites arent even close to validating in html not to mention xhtm
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Adrocknaphobia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:27:51 -0500 >Jochem, > >Thats been said since the conception of the w3c. I'm afraid that by >the time they get enforcement (worldwide), HTML will already be dead. > >-Adam > > >On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:14:17 +0100, Jochem van Dieten ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Adrocknaphobia wrote: >> > I hate to break it to you but with 90%+ market share... IE is the >> > standard... regardless of what the W3C has to say about it. >> >> The law has more power as a de facto standard. In the EU >> directive 2000/78/EC mandates accessibility for more then just >> government sites. >> In Germany the "Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz für Behinderte" >> mandates WCAG 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 for every new government site, >> and all existing sites have to be retrofitted within the next >> year. (Yes Macromedia, this means no Flash RIA's, because they >> use <embed> and embed does not conform to HTML which is a >> requirement under WCAG 1.0 Priority 2. It has finally happened, >> Flash RIA's are illegal.) >> My favourite example though is the UK. The DDA, Code of Practice >> III makes accessibility mandatory for commercial sites. Yes, >> accessibility all the way, an explicit example from the code of >> practise is the requirement to make a travel reservation site >> accessible for people with special user agents (screen reader etc.). >> >> Like it or not, W3C standards are comming your way. Use that >> knowledge now to win clients by explicitly stating conformance in >> tender bids, because soon everybody else will jump on the >> conformance bandwagon and you will need to find another >> competitive edge. >> >> Jochem >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186681 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
