Thanks Bruce,
Best viewed lolol was funny to read because about three years ago someone
created an awesome site for me with Wordpress. He worked the China Red theme
and wrote nin the sidebar best viewed in IE5 or higher.
I never knew then about testing in different browsers and I really don't
think he did either. One day someone sent a mail to me to say did I know its
the only browser your site works in *is IE5...honest to God Bruce when I put
it in Validator (someone said to) there was over 400 errors. That lol was
my first hard lesson learnt.
I would not know how to hand code in Notepad but I am impressed by people
that can..who knows I may try it.
Thanks Bruce!
Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <wsg@webstandardsgroup.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [WSG] First Attempt
Andrew November 24, 2008 10:59 AM
On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Kate wrote:
Wow! You hand code
For now, and I think, the foreseeable future, this is still the only
way available if you want to get it right...
...although its a long road
Yes it is! But worth it, and if you start simply, and follow the
excellent advice that others here have offered, I think you'll find
it's quite easy to find your way, and to find others who will be
happy to help when the going gets tough.
Good luck!
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12 years ago on asking advice in starting down this road, a very wise
engineer told me,
"Always code by hand". Use notepad or similar..."
While that was a difficult undertaking, it is the best advice I have had.
I still use a basic editor on occasion, one such as cute html or similar
is actually fine. Everyone has their fav, and that's ok, as long as it
doesn't "do everything for you" and one learns nothing.
But I have developed a system and basic web standards template system that
works, so I have many examples of what I use all the time for clients set
in new templates.
Now I mostly work with a CMS such as ExpressionEngine and have developed a
Web Standards template system that I modify as needed for all my clients.
I firmly believe that reinventing the wheel for every site is not the best
practice. And that browser hacks
"may be" sometimes required. A lot of the time not, and we may end up
using them to save time.
When one gets a solid foundation and understanding that hand coding
offers, one is never stuck in understanding the underlining principles and
what is wrong when things just "don't work" as expected.
"I don't know why it don't work, dreamweaver did it" isn't the way to
impress clients! lol
"Best viewed in anything you want" is a good label to apply to your sites,
and perhaps what Web Standards is all about.
Good luck, do it the hard way and you will know the road well.
Bruce Prochnau
bkdesign solutions
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