Please allow me to air a question that may appear naive. I was reading a CSS site (http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/onetruelayout/anyorder). The continual coding references "correct display" on IE unsettled me.
My first response is that specifications exist to facilitate global communication. Following this thought, CSS developers should code only to the defined specs from the W3C. A web page could a message stating that it should display correctly in a browser that follows the standards. If a user wants to surf a web with more style, they should use a program that follows the standards. If a developers allows their hand to be influenced by another party, the very standards run the risk of being subverted by that party. We all know to whom I refer and know that they would be not be happier if they current standards were replaced by their "style" of coding. This is not a simple rant but an honest question from a simple-minded and naive newcomer to CSS. Why is a set standard from the W3C being subverted by a single company? Forcing people to change their code for specific browsers seduces developers into further acceptance of non-standards-compliant software. Someone please illustrate to me how I'm being "extremely conservative" and a compulsively obsessive purist. Why is MS being allowed to subvert what should be global standards? Thank you for reading what was, in essence, a rant. Bob ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
