On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 9:29 PM, David Hucklesby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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? > I think it should be looks fine for everyone, if it looks fine on all browsers on my PC, Mac , Linux ...etc then I think it will be fine on all other user's environments. > 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 > -- > *Thank you. * ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
