Browser independence

[Margareta S. Knauff]

     A good site to look at for HTML stuff is A Compendium of HTML 
     Elements.  Tells you all the tags and what is widely supported, what 
     isn't, and/or what browsers do.  It's at:
     http://www.synapse.net/~woodall/html.htm
     I think browser independence *may* be just not using HTML tags 
     invented by particular browsers (say Netscape or Microsoft), instead 
     sticking with HTML 2.0.
     The good thing about browser independence (if you don't want to 
     maintain multiple versions of pages for those who can view tables, and 
     those who can't, for example), is that everyone, no matter what kind 
     of connection or browser they have, can view your pages.  The only 
     downside (that I can see) is that your pages might not be as snazzy as 
     someone else's.  And that gets into a whole another debate about 
     content vs. appearance...
     Margareta Knauff
     Technical & Online Services Librarian (& WebIt)
     Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P.
     Margareta_S._Knauff at dsmllp.com
     ***Opinions expressed are my own - not those of my organization***