On 6/8/04 2:21 PM, "Nancy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If we are talking IE: Isn�t the problem is that Microsoft is going to > integrate its next version of IE directly into its operating system, which > maybe an issue unto itself? Right or wrong they don�t want to spend the money > to patch or upgrade the current browser. Longhorn (the name of the next > operating system) keeps getting postponed. > > In the meantime, I think as a web developer, one designs for the browser their > users use. It would take a special interest group, maybe one for some > disability, to publicize that using IE is inaccessible to them, and since IE > is fairly accessible to most groups, I don�t see that happening. Perhaps the solution is to add �features� that only standards compliant browser users can see? These features would have to be standards compliant of course. Aren�t cool and unique features what fuelled the initial browser war to begin with? You just have to give people something other than security and speed to get them to download Moz or something like it. People need something more tangible (if pop up pr0n 24/7 wasn�t enough). Perhaps its time to return to the �best viewed in� but have it �best viewed in W3C standards compliant browsers?� My 0.02 Jesse -- Jesse Rodgers Manager, Web Communications Communications & Public Affairs - University of Waterloo [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 519.888.4567 ext. 3874 ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
