On 16 Aug 2002, it is alleged that Brant Langer Gurganus sauntered in to
netscape.public.mozilla.documentation and loudly proclaimed:
> Minh wrote:
>> If I create a Mozilla FAQ that uses XBL which only Mozilla can display
>> properly. Should I use it since it is for Mozilla users, or should I
>> make it cross-browser compatible?
> I would always vote for the cross-browser version if what you would do
> with XBL can easily be done in a cross-browser fashion. Mainly, if it
> is for new users or for troubleshooting, I would definitely say
> cross-browser. If it is for experienced users, I would say XBL is okay.
Cross-browser. Always. Experienced users or not is irrelevant.
We went thro' this with the 1.0 Start Page stuff: altho' it is /likely/
only to be viewed by Mozilla users, it /needs/ to be accessible to all
browsers; at the very least, it needs to degrade gracefully so that it is
viewable with all browsers.
/b.
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