Re: HTML AutoLayout

The recommendations need some discussion. I thought the list was good
but then reading the article raised some questions for me. Perhaps it
needs a detailed review.

1) Wasn't Terry Farrell the actress that played Jadzia Dax on Star Trek?
Can we trust a Trill? ;-)
(Sorry I couldn't let it pass.)

2) The argument for putting controls in a separate cell- is that
Microsoft specific ? (points 3 and 5)

3) I agree with not using absolutes. But I notice the new
recommendations (not these that Russ offered, but others) for table-less
web pages and using DIVs instead, seem to make heavy use of specific
pixel values or sizes to accomplish their goals. I find it very
anti-i18n and anti-accessibility. I also find it very hard to do simple
things, like put an image next to centered text. (I don't understand why
CSS has left, right and no center, except on a background.) There are
many web pages sprouting up telling people how to use the new technique.
Perhaps we need to tell people how to work with DIVs in an i18n friendly
way (if its possible).

tex

Russ Rolfe wrote:
> 
> 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

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Received on Wednesday, 22 January 2003 13:24:33 UTC