- From: Lois Wakeman <lois@lois.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:53:47 +0100
- To: "'WAI-IG'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Joe, I agree that the common perception that browsers=IE is tiresome in the extreme, but most Windows PCs have come with IE installed for many years, and more people use Windows than other operating systems in most communities and vertical markets (not all). In this majority world: (1) many people do not know, (2) or could not care that it is possible to download a better browser, (3) while others cannot afford to send off for a CD or pay for a multi-Mb download, or (4) are constrained in what they can use at work. There is a good case for saying that for class 2, that's their fault if they get a site (like the example that started off this thread) that is hard to read, but what about the others? Should they be penalised for using the wrong browser when it is quite easy to provide an alternative solution that does work in IE? Perhaps you could clarify the advantages of using pixel sizes over other measurements that make them worth persisting with in the face of IE's perverse behaviour? Lois Wakeman
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