Paul Fisher wrote:
>
> No. (It would be nice if we could have some nice snazzy-looking web
> pages, but that's not allowed at www.gnu.org.)
>
> See
> <URL:http://www.gnu.org/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html#HTMLGuidelines>
Hmm. From that page:
> If you specify any color attribute, you should specify all of them that
> are allowed for that tag. This is because some browsers allow users to specify
> defaults for the color attributes, and the user's choices could conflict with
> your choices, as your choices override the user's choices. In the worse case,
> the foreground and background could end up the same.
>
> For example, for the <BODY tag specify all these attributes: BGCOLOR, TEXT,
> LINK, ALINK, and VLINK.
>
> It is okay to use tables if you know what you are doing. Tables take
> significant time to render using some browsers, so they should be small
> enough so that this is not a problem. 50 lines is probably a nice arbitrary
> limit for such tables.
The first point suggests that you are allowed to vary from
black-on-white, although it also says:
> We do not use backgrounds on our pages, as they make text significantly
> harder to read. Improving readability is also the reason we specify black text
> on a white background in the <BODY tags on our pages.
Which seems to contradict the first point. Also, specifying *any*
bgcolor attribute has the chance of screwing someone who has set custom
settings in their browser to suit their personal reading style.
Of course, like most of the other guidelines, it's more or less moot
because if you really need these guidelines to be followed, then
http://www.gnu.org is probably the *only* site on the web today that you
can browse ;)
Oh well. It's certainly a nice thought.
Stuart.
