[REBOL] Re: Re REBOL FAQ updated
From: chris:ross-gill at: 14-Sep-2002 23:47
Hi Carl,
> "Most" probably can, but Amiga for one can't, as none of the three
> main Amiga browsers yet support CSS. That said, I assume CSS has a
> non-CSS default to fall back on when a browser doesn't support it, or
> is that too wild an assumption to make? I've not done anything with
> CSS.
Every browser has style -- iirc, on Amiga browsers you can choose
fonts/sizes to represent h1-h6, p, et al. So even with minimal markup,
there is still shape to a document. CSS gives a site author the ability to
set the style for browsers that support it.
Try this -- http://www.ross-gill.com/make-doc.html -- and enter some
make-doc text into the text area. The resultant document is valid and
vanilla XHTML linked to a style sheet. It is equally readable on Opera6/Win
and Voyager2/Amiga (yes, I have tested it). Except with Opera, IE and
Netscape(6+) it looks the way I want it too -- unless the user turns off
style sheets and get the look they want. (in the middle of all this is
Netscape 4 which makes everything look terrible)
nb. Still working on the style sheet so it's still beta. Also, please use
sparingly...
> I also don't think you should assume that people will always use a
> full-spec browser if they've got one handy. Those on dial-up for
> instance may prefer to surf with the fastest browser they have when
> they're just looking for information in a hurry, and their quickest
> browser may not be their most full-featured one.
As has been mentioned, the straight HTML (as opposed to nested) should come
through a lot quicker.
- Chris
