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borders putting a border around a paragraph. and the pitfalls. look inside! |
W h a t ' s N e w ? ! ? !
using formmail using a form for surfers to submit email is superior to the mailto action. loook inside! |
W h a t ' s N e w ? ! ? !
case study take a look at a new site i've made, and note the various formatting tricks used to get its unique layout - look inside! |
W h a t ' s N e w ? ! ? !
new material on Netscape 6.0! it's finally here. see the new material on how version 6 of Gecko compares to Navigator 4.7 and Internet Explorer 5.0! |
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The purpose of this site is to provide some solutions to the rendering differences between Netscape Navigator 4.7, 6.0, and Internet Explorer 5.0. This site will refer to Netscape Navigator 4.7 as NN4.7, Netscape Navigator 6.0 asNN6.0 and Internet Explorer 5.0 as IE5.0. Browser compatibility has always been an issue on the web, going back to the Netscape extensions that helped make Netscape the browser of choice. Compatibility is even more crucial now as the stylesheet-aware browsers make even more unique decisions on how to present code. Stylesheets should have made designing a page easier, but because of the browser wars, they actually have brought headaches of their own. | |
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But stylesheets aren't going anywhere. The use of style in webpage design means leaner code and presentation that can be changed on whim from a central file. It's also the core of javascript programming, and javascript is required for any candles site that wants to look fully-developed and "professional".
For specific HTML, NN and IE render very differently. Whenever I find a dramatic example, I will update this site about it. My hope is to help others who are designing web pages for the Internet who want a uniform, predictable appearance in both browsers.
And please see my opinion pieces on women and computing. The women and computing articles take a woman's perspective applied to the issues affecting female users.
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| Four Corners Effective Banners | This site is dedicated to the study of all things banner-like, including: banners, click-through ratios, banner advertising, banner link exchanging, etc. You'll learn how to improve your banners and increase your site traffic. |
| Free Site Tools | A webmaster's directory of free resources to help find about everything to build, maintain and promote your website. 1000+ Resources. |
| Free Webmaster Tools and Resources | Your center for absolutely free high quality webmaster resources and tools to manage your web site. All utilities, programs and sites are carefully selected. |
| EZSearches.com | Want access to free email, auctions, shopping bargains and more? Try EZSearches.com |
| Certified Nerds | A great computer repair company that does in-home visits or drop-off. |
| Cool Candle Shoppe | Candles Place is a great site that if you're looking to purchase some great wax sticks, I'd go here. |
This site relies heavily on HTML4.0 and CSS. It is formatted for viewing with either Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7, Netscape Navigator 6.0 It has been tested for with WebTV, Netscape 3.0 and Internet Explorer 4.0.
This site is graphics-rich. Please be prepared for long download times. I have optimized graphics wherever possible.
Here are some metrics regarding the creation of the graphics and text.
| computer | Gateway 300Mhz |
| monitor | Gateway EV700 |
| resolution | 640 x 480 |
| operating system | Windows95 |
| HTML editor | Notepad |
| graphics editor | Paint Shop Pro 6 |
| graphics editor (2) | MS Photo Editor |
| color setting | 16bit high color |
| Windows appearance | Windows standard |
| management | Linkbot Express 3.6b |
| management | |
| poll | NetVotes |
| ftp client | WS_FTP LE ver 4.50 97.05.17 |
| search engine | Atomz.com |
| announcement | ListBot.com |
All material on this site is considered the property of veronica taylor and cannot be used without permission. Pulling graphics from this site is considered a copyright violation as well as theft of bandwidth.
| stylesheet compliance on 05/13/04 |  |