[css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Dean Champeau
I got back into doing web design work a couple months ago after having been away from the field for the past few years. Upon coming back, I decided to embrace CSS wholeheartedly and make a break from the table-based layouts I used to do. With that as a goal, I started reading all I could

Re: [css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Rakesh Pai
Hey Dean, I read your mail with a smile, as it reminded me of the time about two years ago when I shifted from table based design to CSS based design. IMHO, you've made the right choice to shift to CSS design. You've already started seeing the benefits, so I need not elaborate on that. About the

Re: [css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Dean Champeau
Thanks for your comments, Rakesh. It's my understanding that if you're developing a new site, you can declare the appropriate DOCTYPE and use fairly generic CCS that will be interpreted correctly by IE5.5 and IE6. Or am I wrong? -- Dean Champeau Champeau Services 86 E Fox Point Drive,

Re: [css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Dean Champeau wrote: It's my understanding that if you're developing a new site, you can declare the appropriate DOCTYPE and use fairly generic CCS that will be interpreted correctly by IE5.5 and IE6. Or am I wrong? You can get all browsers more or less in line simply by understanding the

Re: [css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Audra Coldiron
That's great, but here's the real question: what are *your* stats? Stats are great for generalities, but if *your* audience primarily uses IE 5 (or IE4, for that matter) then you should be designing for your audience, and screw the general statistics. I totally agree. It's all about your

Re: [css-d] A Question of Strategy

2006-08-11 Thread Zoe M. Gillenwater
Dean Champeau wrote: I got back into doing web design work a couple months ago after having been away from the field for the past few years. Upon coming back, I decided to embrace CSS wholeheartedly and make a break from the table-based layouts I used to do. With that as a goal, I