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 -- --- Andrew Boyd http://uxcommunity.org -- User Experience Community http://uxbookclub.org -- connect, read, discuss ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
