On 04/01/06, Dova Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2.34% Netscape 2.x
Ya what?! > 1. Why are the unknown browser types so high (46.31%)? Is this normal? > (my host says it is and nothing they can do about it) Get hold of the raw logs and see what user agent strings are appearing. Two things that spring to mind are a low quality detection script or lots of bots. > 2. How realistic is it to build a 100% CSS site while supporting the > following browsers? Following browsers? What does "support" mean anyway? "Looks indentical"? Never a sensible goal on the web. "Accessible"? Not too difficult. > 3. I need to support as many people as possible, but spend the least > amount of time developing and staying on top of hacks and browser > changes. Which browsers should I test in? I know the recommendation is > to test in Firefox, then Netscape 7 and then IE, but if the highest > amount of my known users is MSIE 6 I feel like I should be building a > site that works really well in that browser. That recomendation is mostly due to most people finding it easier to get something working in browsers which more closely follow the standard and then hack it to get it working in IE then the other way around. > I know some list members say 100% CSS is the only way to go, but I'm in > a situation where I need to get this site rebuilt and launched quickly. > The website is less than half of my job. Considering this, would an OK > compromise be to develop the site using <divs> and an external CSS style > sheet, but put the <divs> in a table? I would remove the floating of > columns when I add the table and this would keep the site looking a > least somewhat presentable in older versions of Netscape, rather than > completely messed up. The problem is sticking content into columns with CSS has been well treated over the years. Grab a prewritten template labeled with support for the browsers you care about and off you go. Very little work on your part required for that side of things. -- David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk><http://blog.dorward.me.uk> ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
