Bev, Thanks, some great info!
I will read up on the below as you suggest, and have forwarded this to my other team member. -- Kristina > Kristina Anderson wrote: > > Is there anything out there now that's a good comprehensive "where not > > to go with client side dev" overview, like we used to have? > > Hi Kristina, > > I don't know of anything offhand. As you undoubtedly know, web > technologies change so rapidly that it's well nigh impossible to come up > with a definitive guide that won't be outdated by the time the next > browser is released. > > I'd say your best bet is just to be aware of current standards, bugs in > current browsers, and make sure you have a solid understanding of the > box model & proper doctypes (as already mentioned by someone else). IMO, > it's also important to understand how floats work as well as the cascade > itself (inheritance & specificity). As long as you're aware of the > possibilities & limitations of those things, you should be fine. > > Of course, knowing who your users are is probably the most important > thing as evidenced by what David M. said about discovering that his > intranet audience was using IE6, which screwed up his cool Web 2.0 tricks. > > On a more practical & somewhat OT note, our web site clearly states > which browsers we develop for: only mainstream, non-proprietary, modern > browsers (nothing more than 5 years old, with the exception of IE6). We > also educate clients on what to expect--i.e. consistency doesn't > necessarily mean identical, pixel-perfect rendering across all > browsers/platforms. Oh--and this is important--we let them know that > while we follow current web standards & best practices, it is impossible > to predict future browser bugs & technology changes, therefore we cannot > guarantee future consistency. > > Regards, > Bev > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
