On 8/26/2009 9:22 AM, David Laakso wrote:
> My comments below have little if anything to do with CSS. They are
> personal opinion... take them as such, and do with them as will...
>    
Understood. Please don't feel like I don't appreciate them. I'm purely 
self-taught, and there's a lot that I can learn, especially from people 
who do this professionally.


>> If it has to do with the issue of serving the correct MIME type (i.e.
>> "application/xhtml+xml" vs. "text/html"), I think I've got that
>> covered. There's a bit about it on my colophon page:
>>
>> And if that's NOT it, or I've missed something, I'd love to be better
>> informed.
>>      
> 404
>    
http://www.ronin-group.org/TRG_colophon.html#mime


>>> 2/ Check your site in a 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768 window. Note
>>> the clipping of the stuff at the bottom of the left column in a
>>> "short window."
>>>        
>> This is one of those things that I wonder about every so often. I
>> don't really track my visitor metrics, but my conclusion wound up
>> being that I haven't seen anyone run something as small as 800 x 600
>> in so long that it's just not an issue.
>>      
> Granted. Nevertheless, as a simple example, on a 1680/116.5dpi MacBook
> Pro @1024 with a full-sidebar  will yield a 640 "content" window...
>    
I never even thought of that. Good point!


>>> 6/ Gray on gray is sometimes difficult for some users to read. Have
>>> you checked your site with a color contrast analyzer?
>>>        
>> No, I haven't. This is the first I've heard of such a creature. I'll
>> look into them.
>>      
>
> FWIW,  here's one...
> <http://juicystudio.com/article/colour-contrast-analyser-firefox-extension.php>
>    
That looks very cool. I'll have to give it a whirl.

I didn't realize that the color contrast issue played into 
accessibility, which I have to admit, I'm vaguely aware of, but haven't 
paid much attention to in the site development. It's good to have a 
reminder.

Best,

  michael


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