Dan Knight opined: > Sorry, I'm not going to buy a Windows computer just for that. I did look > at LEM on one of those kiosks at the mall a few months back -- everything > looked fine.
I use VPC and our accounting PC for testing now, but I used to use OPC (Other People's Computers) or my partner's old 386 when I worked self-employed. Actually, I used the Canadian Y2K tax break on new computers (40% writeoff in the first year if you upgrade from a non-compliant box) to buy my G3/266, because the 386 wasn't "Y2K ready" for testing web sites. ;-) <snip> > I don't test every page. I don't test every change. I do test when I'm > experimenting with changes -- a lesson I learned the hard way when I > tried to use CSS to control the indent on bullet lists. IE and Netscape > handled that very differently, and I had to abandon the experiment. > Fair enough -- each to their own. I (mis) interpreted your message as saying you didn't test at all. I've been burned too many times to not test regularly. We actually have a student on staff who spends two hours a day trawling our sites in different browsers, looking for inconsistencies and broken rendering. <snip> >>>> If you build a site that only looks good on a Mac.... >>> >>> If you do that, you're a fool. If you need that level of control, skip >>> HTML and use PDF files or Flash so you can really control the user's >>> experience. HTML isn't about tight control; it's about flexibility. >> >> No, usually you're just inexperienced. It takes a long time to get used to >> the intricacies of web development. > > Inexperienced designers shouldn't be allowed to post pages to the Web. ;-) > > Okay, you've gotta learn, but the key to good HTML design is just the > opposite of good print design -- flexible design, not tight control. > That's the lesson anyone teaching Web design should hammer home. Some > users have small screens. Make it flexible. Some users have huge screens. > Make it flexible. Some users don't have color. Make it flexible. Some > users run Windows, some Macs, some *nix. Make it flexible. (Hands in the air waving) Amen. :-) The only thing I'd append to that is "know your audience." Now back to Mac-Can....umm...oh, I guess we are sorta on-topic. :-) Lincoln -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
