HTML AutoLayout

This E-mail is to fill one of my action items from last weeks (16-Jan-2003) teleconference.

Here is a list of 10 rules to follow to allow HTML pages to change their layouts automatically depending on what language is being displayed.

Rule 1: Never Use Absolute Positions
Rule 2: Dialog Boxes Should Use the Available Width and Height
Rule 3: Each Control Should Be in a Separate Cell
Rule 4: Allow Wrapping Text
Rule 5: Separate Check Boxes and Radio Buttons from Labels
Rule 6: Leave Room for Growth and Avoid Fixed-Width Items
Rule 7: Methods for Sizing Buttons, List Boxes, and Group Boxes
Rule 8: When to Set Height
Rule 9: Do Not Use Left or Right Align
Rule 10: Avoid Inline CSS With Values that International Needs to Change

To read more about this in detail you can visit our Microsoft on this issue at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/intranet/build/hal.asp

Also, this is located, along with demo files, on the companion CD to Developing International Software -- 2nd.

   http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DIS_v2/default.asp

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards, Russ (rrolfe)
One of the World-Ready Guides (wrg)
Are you World-Ready?  http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev

Received on Monday, 20 January 2003 15:34:51 UTC