Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-10 Thread Rev. Bob 'Bob' Crispen
The voices are telling me that Lee Roberts said on 7/8/2004 7:45 AM: JavaScript was created in 1994 by the Netscape Communications Corporation. Probably worth saying Brendan Eich about here. I believe most folks credit him with a substantial part of the work. -- Rev. Bob Bob Crispen bob at

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-10 Thread Scott Barnes
FYI: http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1086387609order=1count=10 Good read. Hit some points I tried to hit but failed :) Scott Scott Barnes wrote: Hi All, Firstly thankyou for contributing in this discussion, i know most of you are probably feeling who is this clown, attacking W3C. This is not infact

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-10 Thread Lee Roberts
PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) FYI: http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1086387609order=1count=10 Good read. Hit some points I tried to hit but failed :) Scott Scott Barnes wrote: Hi All, Firstly

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Scott Barnes
Hugh Todd wrote: Scott, you said, If this IS the case, what benefits are we getting as developers for taking on extra headaches in making it W3C compliant (who by the way aren't an international elected body - more of a group that have taken liberty to makeup standards). Who would elect such a

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Lee Roberts
: Scott Barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Hugh Todd wrote: Scott, you said, If this IS the case, what benefits are we getting as developers for taking on extra

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Scott Barnes
: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Scott, you said, If this IS the case, what benefits are we getting as developers for taking on extra headaches in making it W3C compliant (who by the way aren't an international elected body - more of a group that have taken liberty

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Barry Beattie
: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Scott wants to know who voted the W3C the ruling authority. That was me! 20 years on the *net gave me that right. Seriously, though, who voted the ISO or IETF to be authoritative enough to establish rules for people using the Internet and World

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Scott Barnes
Lee Roberts wrote: Scott wrote: [quote]I dunno, personally i have set reservations on webstandards being set and expected to be followed no questions asked. You can join and contribute ideas to the w3c but i can't find anywhere where i can participate in some way as to how end decisions get made?

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Mike Pepper
) www.seowebsitepromotion.com Administrator www.gawds.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Barnes Sent: 08 July 2004 05:27 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Q. I've been on the List

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Hugh Todd
Scott, Yes, I'll forward that on in a bit, but is this a who you need to know in order to participate or is it an open forum? I have to say I think this open forum idea would be so completely unwieldy as to completely bog down progress for ever. It takes some time and mental application to even

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Lee Roberts
.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Lee Roberts wrote: Scott wrote: [quote]I dunno, personally i have set reservations on webstandards being set and expected to be followed no questions asked. You can join and contribute ideas to the w3c but i can't find anywhere where i can participate

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread brian cummiskey
Scott Barnes wrote: I will say that the user of Object tag was a new one for me.. is there any compatibility issues out there for using it that you know off? I understand your thinking, and the whole it's the cool thing to do but it honestly does have its advantages if used correctly. The SEO

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Lee Roberts
] Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Lee Roberts wrote: Scott wants to know who voted the W3C the ruling authority. That was me! 20 years on the *net gave me that right. Oh so you were the one

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Joe.Huggins
Well, to answer that i dare you to walk into any web-based enterprise that has a DHTML intranet, and say the following words: Get rid of IFRAMES, and use something else Wear some padding, as the fall from the window could be high. Scott Barnes I think this demonstrates why having the Web vote

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread brian cummiskey
Hugh Todd wrote: I mean, I'm sure the people in the w3c gang are really smart monkeys, but like all clusters of people, politics could end up driving it (whether it be some small hidden demon within who voted No on something purely because the guy who thought it up made a bad XMAS party joke

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Mordechai Peller
Hugh Todd wrote: Who would elect such a body? Web designers? Governments? Users? The UN? As it is, we have the major browser manufacturers on board, the guy who invented the web heading it up, and some of the clearest-thinking, most far-sighted people in the web community making contributions

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Hugh Todd
Brian, Just to deny that I wrote this. The attribution belongs to Scott Barnes, I think. My belief is that the W3C is much more accountable than Scott seems to imagine. -Hugh (Brian Cummiskey wrote: Hugh Todd wrote: I mean, I'm sure the people in the w3c gang are really smart monkeys, but like

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Mike Pepper
Lee: - If we examine the two statements as a computer would, we find a difference. Your statement clearly indicates that the book and chapter titles are on EACH page, meaning both elements. My statement clearly says the book title is on the left page and the chapter title is on the right page;

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread brian cummiskey
Hugh Todd wrote: Brian, Just to deny that I wrote this. The attribution belongs to Scott Barnes, I think. My belief is that the W3C is much more accountable than Scott seems to imagine. -Hugh Opps- Thunderbird handels multiple quoted messages poorly. I blame it fully for that error :)

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Robert O'Neill
PROTECTED]Subject: Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)Lee Roberts wrote:Scott wants to know who voted the W3C the ruling authority.That was me! 20 years on the *net gave me that right. Oh so you were the one? heheheheSeriously, though, who voted the ISO or IETF to be authoritat

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Mordechai Peller
brian cummiskey wrote: Opps- Thunderbird handels multiple quoted messages poorly. I blame it fully for that error :) Couldn't possibly be user error :X That's funny. I usually find it does a better job than most. * The discussion list for

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Geoff Deering
-Original Message- From: Hugh Todd Scott, you said, If this IS the case, what benefits are we getting as developers for taking on extra headaches in making it W3C compliant (who by the way aren't an international elected body - more of a group that have taken liberty to makeup

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Lee Roberts
: RE: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) While your giving a history lesson, do you know when Sun first introduced Java Server Pages. Just need to check someone in not telling fibs on their CV. Please

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Barry Beattie
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2004 10:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) Well, to answer that i dare you to walk into any web-based enterprise that has a DHTML intranet, and say the following words: Get rid

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Scott Barnes
Hi All, Firstly thankyou for contributing in this discussion, i know most of you are probably feeling who is this clown, attacking W3C. This is not infact the case, I am merely trying to get an overall understanding of why and where bodies like the W3C will be in the future. In doing so i have

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Hugh Todd
Scott, you said, for me as a developer to take the W3C seriously, i need at least some sense of ownership, Ownership is important, as you say, and this is why I support web standards. Because it's not just one corporation deciding what to give us. It's a process of winnowing, from developer

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Joe.Huggins
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Barnes Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs) A few points have been made that Democracy in this case would be a fatal blow to the overall

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-08 Thread Peter Firminger
Hi Scott, The process is open. Join W3C, get on a working group and contribute to you're heart's content. But you'll need to know a lot more than you do now. No offence but I think you'll be out of your depth just getting out of the elevator (as I would be).

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-07 Thread Hugh Todd
Scott, you said, If this IS the case, what benefits are we getting as developers for taking on extra headaches in making it W3C compliant (who by the way aren't an international elected body - more of a group that have taken liberty to makeup standards). Who would elect such a body? Web

Re: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-07 Thread Scott Barnes
Thanks Brian, I haven't really gotten into the Devices side of things as of late, and hand't considered that angle, but I can accept what you've outlined below. I was just curious as i see a constant you gotta go XHTML but we aren't following through with some sort of rewards? either technology

RE: Future.....(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames vs Scrolling Divs)

2004-07-07 Thread Lee Roberts
scroll a DIV to see all the information. Sincerely, Lee Roberts http://www.roserockdesign.com http://www.applepiecart.com -Original Message- From: Hugh Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future.(was: Re: [WSG] iFrames