- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 12:18:14 -0400
- To: jonathan chetwynd <jc@signbrowser.org.uk>
- CC: paciello@webable.com, Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>, "Bailey, Bruce" <Bruce_Bailey@ed.gov>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
jonathan chetwynd wrote: > > Is the W3C homepage an example of dynamically generated pages suiting the > user? The page is not generated, nor is there browser sniffing. > I had assumed that ie5,lynx and netscape4.7 linux would all represent the > w3c homepage in a similar manner. > > Far from it. > Lynx and netscape have been selected to present the technologies section > near the top left whereas ie5 places it near the bottom right. > Hence the precedence of WAI changes somewhat. Please try not to read too much into the design. We use a LINK element at the top so that Lynx users will have access to the list of links, or the news, or the links to other pages, or the search box. I don't know what you mean when you say that IE5 places the technologies section at the bottom right. Perhaps we have a mirroring problem for I see essentially the same rendering on NN and IE. - Ian > Perhaps the grossest coding difference is represented by the table layout. > > netscape: > >> <table summary="Layout table: The first cell contains a navigation bar > of > W3C technologies, the second contains news, and the third another > navigation bar of W3C pages." > > whereas ie5 : > >> <table summary="Layout table: The first cell contains the body of the > page, the second a navigation bar." > > I have not found it feasible to identify all the differences in coding, and > have hence attached sources for ie5 and netscape4.7 > > jonathan chetwynd > > jc@signbrowser.org.uk > special needs teacher > web accessibility consultant > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Name: ie5.html > ie5.html Type: Hypertext Markup Language (text/html) > Encoding: quoted-printable > > Name: netscape4.7.html > netscape4.7.html Type: Hypertext Markup Language (text/html) > Encoding: quoted-printable -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 831 457-2842 Cell: +1 917 450-8783
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