[WEB4LIB] Sanity and web page creation

[Hambleton, John]

In your instance, I would design for 800 X 600 resolution and use reasonable
font
sizes. The individual users can adjust font sizes within their browsers while
viewing
web pages. Stay away from HTML tags specific to IE or specific to Netscape.
Above that, you could get into dynamic page displays depending on which
browser
is detected as viewing your pages, but you wanted to keep it simple. Also, you
will
NEVER please everyone with a web page design. Suggestion: visit commercial
sites
with BOTH browsers, and model your pages after what you find looks best in
both

browsers after your visits. My personal tastes lean toward designs like you
find at
amazon.com, pcconnection.com and so forth.
Mr. H


At 08:48 AM 7/14/00 -0700, you wrote:
>
> Yesterday was the day I started doubting the possibility of creating a web
> page that works in both
> Netscape and Internet Explorer.
>
> Our campus is evenly split--students use netscape faculty/staff IE.
>
> I get requests from the Netscape users to make it bigger, and the IE
users to
> make it smaller.  No two things can be coded the same way! I'm just
trying to
> make a simple page for our library! Sigh!!!!
>
> Excuse my venting, but I know you people understand.
>
> If anyone has suggestions or comments, feel free to take a look at
> <http://depts.alverno.edu/library>http://depts.alverno.edu/library
>
> (things are changing on it daily)
>
> Robin
>
>
> Robin Zalben
> Automation Librarian/PC Specialist
> Alverno College





+John S. "Dilbert" Hambleton
+Computer Scientist and Eccentric
+Olson Library
+Northern Michigan University
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