🚀 go-pugleaf

In nz.general Jim Nguyen <nguyen@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>The way I see it if the user's browser isn't up to scratch or still using 
>win3 fuck'em. Obviously they're not interested in any fancy stuff and 
>probably run on a crap machine. Their software/hdware limitations 
>shouldn't be a shackle to the page maker's creative limits in 
>implementing the latest www shabanggery for the people who have the stuff 
>to appreciate it. Why should advancing vendors waste time back-stepping 
>to cater for people with obsolete technology? 

I think you have totally missed the point.

The reason for having WWW pages is to deliver information.  So if the
people who wish to access your page cannot get the information, it is 
not their fault.

For example the pages I  maintain is accessed by students.  So I don't
expect them to have the latest and best in terms of hardware.  In fact
I have quite a few still  running win 3.1 OS.  So I'd rather they get
the information I need them to get than to say "Sorry, you have to buy
a better computer to read the course notes".

There are software and hardware limitations that web page designers
or authors should be aware of.  This is what separates the professionals
from the wannabes.  Quite a few novices forget that people who access
their pages are often at the end of a 56k/33.6k/28.8k/14.4k (that is
what I have at the moment)/etc modem.  SO these novices put in huge
graphics (or even try to load some audio or movie file)!!!!

By placing limitations such as using non standard HTML, you are limiting 
the size of the audience.  For some, that is ok.  They know who their
target audience are and know their audience can get to it.  For others
who have no idea what sort of machines their audience have, you have to
ensure you are not cutting out a chunk of your market.

FOr the people doing home pages for fun, that's no matter as it is
only their friends who see it.  For those designing for a company,
they may start to question why they are paying you so much for not
fulfilling the job - ie delivering the informatin to their customers.


Lin
--
l(beep)nah(where)auckland(beep)ac(beep)nz