Re: Server Side techniques discussion from F2F

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Cynthia Shelly wrote:

[snip]  
  [Issues]
  May need "override" for 2.1 to provide non-standard markup to non-conformant
  user agents for backward compatibility [GL6]

Using browser sniffing to do this may be the best technique of the lot. (or
maybe not - for example I am routinely frustrated by people who assume that
because lynx is, by default, a text-based browser, I don't want to be able to
get images. People whoare blind but attach audio players have similar
frustrations...)
  
  [Questions]
  Do guidelines apply not only to "authors", "designers", "interface
  creators", etc., but also to all "content providers"?
  
Well, the guidelines apply to content that is provided (in my
understanding). I.e. they don't say anything about how the process has to go,
just what the results have to do. (Techniques should cater for various
production models, and explanatory documents should be written that make
sense to groups from technical designers to commissioning managers...)

cheers

Charles McCN