On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:28:00 +0300, Ibrahim Y wrote: > hi all.. > I've a question about your opinions to improve my skills, are they based on > syntax > checking / validating / or just if the website looks fine then it's good and > that's it? >
Well, the question I would ask you is: if the website looks fine to whom? If it looks fine to you, on your computer or iPhone or whatever you use, then that is all fine and dandy, provided that you are the only person likely to visit the site. On the other hand, if you expect others to view your site, then validating will give you a better shot at others getting a usable page. There's more to it, of course. All browsers and all devices have limitations and flaws, so testing in as wide a variety as you can is a good idea. With browser manufacturers constantly making their products converge on published recommendations, validating is a kind of "future-proofing" your site. Even Microsoft is finally on board with making IE more compliant, so we hope eventually that syntax checking / validating will improve our chances of getting code to work "everywhere." Bear in mind that validating is like spell-checking -- it picks up errors but does not guarantee what you write makes sense. (You do spell-check your pages, of course ;) Good luck with your efforts. Cordially, David -- ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
