Purist's would tell you to build for all browsers. I know it doesn't help, but that is somewhat the unspoken consenses.
On 1/4/06, Dova Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the process of building a CSS website to replace an existing > site. My site statistics for December 2005 (collected using LiveStats, > hosted at Media3) show the following browser types. > > Browser types, December 2005 Report: > 46.31% unknown > 30.62% MSIE 6.x > 10.29% AOL 9.x > 4.03% Firefox 1.x (probably me testing lots and lots of page views) > 2.34% Netscape 2.x > 1.82% Netscape 7.x > 1.60% Netscape 4.x > 1.10% MSIE 5.0x > > Each less than 1% of traffic: > AOL 8.x > AOL 7.x > MSIE 4.x > MSIE 5.5 > Firefox 0.x > Netscape 3.x > Netscape 4.7 > Safari 1.x > AOL 6.x > Opera 3.x > Netscape 4.5 > Avant > Camino > Netscape 6.x > > > 1. Why are the unknown browser types so high (46.31%)? Is this normal? > (my host says it is and nothing they can do about it) > 2. How realistic is it to build a 100% CSS site while supporting the > following browsers? > 3. I need to support as many people as possible, but spend the least > amount of time developing and staying on top of hacks and browser > changes. Which browsers should I test in? I know the recommendation is > to test in Firefox, then Netscape 7 and then IE, but if the highest > amount of my known users is MSIE 6 I feel like I should be building a > site that works really well in that browser. > > I know some list members say 100% CSS is the only way to go, but I'm in > a situation where I need to get this site rebuilt and launched quickly. > The website is less than half of my job. Considering this, would an OK > compromise be to develop the site using <divs> and an external CSS style > sheet, but put the <divs> in a table? I would remove the floating of > columns when I add the table and this would keep the site looking a > least somewhat presentable in older versions of Netscape, rather than > completely messed up. > > Thoughts and recommendations? I'm on the digest. Thanks in advance. > > > Dova H. Wilson > Marketing Communications Specialist > George Washington University Virginia Campus > 44983 Knoll Square, Rm. 305 > Ashburn, Virginia 20147 > Phone: 703-726-3652 > Fax: 703-726-3655 > www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > -- Best regards, Dan Jallits ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
