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On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:13:39 +1000, Lea de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 28 May 2004 17:41:38 +1000, Gary Menzel wrote: > > And, other than remembering the "old" hacks (versus the new > > ones he was still to implement to fix up some of the CSS/XHTML > > incompatibilities) it was all smooth sailing from beginning to end. > > Yes, it concerned me that he says: > "Although CSS-based design is really fast when you get used to it, you > must spend a significant amount of time getting to know the rules, the > box model differences, browser quirks and other theory. This comes > through practice and practice only. In short: it's much easier to just > use tables." > And doesn't seem to recognise that table-based development itself has a > learning curve; while doing the first build, he had a space caused by a > carriage return - it takes practice and practice to learn those, hacks, > too. > > I do think that time will cure these wounds - the hacks will become > better known, and the browsers will improve and require fewer hacks. > And we'll look back to the good old days when you *really* had to know > your stuff to build a good looking webpage ;) > > Lea > ~ sorry for forgetting the subject, guys! Its the toddler trying to > drag me off my chair, really! <g> > -- > Lea de Groot > Elysian Systems - I Understand the Internet <http://elysiansystems.com/> > Web Design, Usability, Information Architecture, Search Engine > Optimisation > Brisbane, Australia > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** > > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
