> (Peter wrote:)
> >which o/s do you want to design for?
> >winnt
> >xwindows (I wonder about differences here)
> >
> >OR do you want to design for a browser/os combo?
> >nn 2.0/mac
>(Barry Lee Brisco wrote:)
> Peter, I can't imagine why one would design a web page for a specific OS
> or browser or combo _unless_ you were designing for an intranet where the
> browser/OS was controlled.
>
> You might design for a specific platform if the site was say, targeted
> just at Mac users.
>
> Otherwise, you have to accomodate all of the above. Right?
I would never design for one of anything unless it was a standard.
At our company we maintain relationships with clients for long
periods of time and with different departments of a company. When I
was hired our company was just finishing a website for a client. We
are still working with that client on the "growth" of their website.
It is one thing to create a website and walk, and another to
continually grow a website. In either case, though, I think there
should be a document which describes .... thinking .... the
parameters of development, such as I just quickly sketched in my last
email.
I am in a situation where a client wants to use java for their
navigation. Does the client understand the implications? I don't
think so. What I am saying is that our company should have a
document which describes the parameters for any given website. I
should be able to go to this document and read the following (if the
client wants to use java):
Java :
(or programs/scripts run on client side as opposed to servlets)
Client is willing to use any java programs anywhere.
_____
Or perhaps this:
Java:
Client is willing to use java in special circumsances where it seems
use of java provides the best solution. Client wants an alternative
to the java solution for those who do not use java. Client does not
want to use java for anything critical to a user's appreciation of
the website.
______
Or ....
My point is that such a document is BEGUN with the client and as
things change then perhaps that document will change. New languages
or new technologies will require amendments and additions.
It is imperative that the client signs off on everything. Thus when
the client decides he wants to use java for navigation, you can say,
"but last year you decided that you would only use java for non-
critical aspects of the website. Do you want to amend that now?"
That might just be the thing to jog the client back to reality.
Peter
Might is not Right. But there is a lot of Might knocking
about in this world, and something has to be done about it.
-- King Arthur, The Once and Future King
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