Hello, everybody. I've been reading the list for a day or two, and I'm very excited to be part of the growing number of designers/developers who are taking a stand for standards.
A little bit about me: I am originally from Seattle, Washington, USA, but moved to Portugal in April, 2003, in order to get off the fast track and slow my pace a little (it helps that my wife is Portuguese *grin*). I've been a Web developer since 1995, and started off on the right foot with learning HTML, coding by hand (via PICO), and using the tags for what they were meant for (rather than what they did to the appearance of a Web page). In 1998, however, I went to work for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, who was naturally a strong supporter of Microsoft -- the result was that I was forced to start using FrontPage and Internet Explorer. In 2002, I switched to Dreamweaver (which permits me to hand-code again, with a few bells & whistles)...and a year ago I made Mozilla my default browser. Having just bought and devoured Jeffrey Zeldman's book, I am (again) a supporter and devout follower of Web standards and plan to redesign all my sites as time permits.
Seems that, while I have a solid background in HTML, a natural tendency towards minimalist design, and some experience with CSS1, I have a lot to learn regarding CSS2. Forgive me, reader, for I have sinned against tables...bastardizing them for layout and whitespace. :/ I have repented and am slowly making my way towards the light, which is why I have joined this list, as I hope to get support in my efforts. --
~john ________________________ Dr. Zeus Web Development http://www.DrZeus.net
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