On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Brett Patterson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I would feel everyone in cooperation would be the way to go. Browser
> vendors (going to call them vendors, for short) need to understand that just
> because they want what they want does not matter as much as what is needed.
> If a major change is needed and vendors do not want to follow along, then so
> be it. If every vendor's ideas differed in some respect, then every browser
> would become an "Internet Explorer -type" browser. One that does not follow
> suit with the way things ought to be, in IE's case, is. It should be said to
> them that whole "fact," to save everyone the headache of trying to design
> for every different browser and what that browser supports/does not support.
> Sorry, but it is a bit of a touchy subject, especially considering the
> amount of work that one has to put in with others to get *EVERY* browser
> to play with one good block of code.
>
>
Brett,

just on this point - maybe I am old and cynical, or have just seen too
much... but universal social responsibility from browser vendors that
manifests as total consistency? While very desirable, I am willing to bet
that it does not occur in my lifetime.

Cheers, Andrew

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