Tatham Oddie wrote:
Not sure what you mean by: "then your name will end up on the wrong list." Besides that, I'm a reasonably active Firefox evangelist, not just a standards evangelist. I'm tossing up on allowing other standards compliant browsers and it will probably end up heading that
way with your suggestion. Obviously I won't redirect audio browsers
(have a blind mate who uses the site and helps me test accessability).
Tatham,
How many buttons you have on your pages, and what browser(s) you promote, is up to you. I'll have no problems whatsoever with that. Personally, I'll use one that points here: http://browsehappy.com/ , and leave the rest to the visitor(s).
If a web page doesn't work in some browser - then it doesn't work in some browser. That doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother the creator / owner. We have discussion-lists like WSG, css-d and others for those cases - if needed and wanted.
Forced redirect ... is not a good idea. It doesn't promote anything, and it is not very accessible either. BTW: voice-alternatives are often built into or on top of ordinary browser-solutions. The same with many other accessibility-options. Browser-id's doesn't say much in many such cases. I also have friends with need of accessibility-options, and they use all kinds of solutions. My approach is to give them access, and improve on things - if I can... within standards - if they exists...
The "wrong list" is a "s/he don't care - don't bother - delete everything" list. I call it the "house on fire" list. http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/molly_1_02.html I think we all have one of those lists (somewhere), and it's so easy to end up on one. It is just as easy to stay on the right lists, so why complicate things when a simple button or something of that nature will do? From there you can take your preferences to whatever heights you might like, and visitors can agree or disagree with you all they like. I think that's a more healthy, and much more standard-promoting, approach than "redirect".
"CSS is fun - can I have another browser-bug, please..."
Georg
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