On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Jeffry Smith wrote:
> The problem is that each thinks it is creating THE ONE TRUE INTERFACE
> - which is where the fundamental problem is - that's the wrong goal.
In case anyone missed it (and I'm not hammering you here Jeff! ;)) I'm not
for a _single_ all-encompassing interface. I'd like to see _one_
consistant one. Back to the show...
> Of course, I'm also reminded of all the web developers who keep
> insisting they know EXACTLY how I want to view their site - even
> though they don't know what size screen I've got, how many colors I
> can display, how big I keep the windows, what I like for fonts for
> ease of reading, etc. And, normally, if they would just quit trying
> to help, use basic HTML (this is a header <h1>, this is a header2<h2>,
> this is text, etc, they would let me view their site as it pleased me,
> they could concentrate on the content (you know, what I went to the
> site for), and everyone would be happier.
>
Very few web developers would disagree with you. Marketing departments are
another story. Inevitably web pages are thought of in the same way as
printed material, which is a mistake.
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