Comments on: What’s the point of web standards? http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/ ranting and rambling to anyone willing to listen Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: test http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-168307 test Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:49:36 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-web-standards/#comment-168307 <strong>T4st Blog...</strong> [...]This is a new website on this topic. You can see more about it on the site[...]... T4st Blog…

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]]> By: David Zemens http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 David Zemens Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:35:13 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-web-standards/#comment-2041 <blockquote>...if you can look yourself in the mirror when you’re having a shave, and you actually like the person that’s looking back out at you, then you’re probably doing all right. If not, then you maybe need to take a long hard look at your self and make a change.</blockquote> That says it all. Ultimately we all have to please ourselves. I am glad that whoever or whomever or whatever designed this world allowed for subjectivity. Very nice article Jack, both from the standpoint of explaining why you code accessible sites and also from the standpoint of storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

…if you can look yourself in the mirror when you’re having a shave, and you actually like the person that’s looking back out at you, then you’re probably doing all right. If not, then you maybe need to take a long hard look at your self and make a change.

That says it all. Ultimately we all have to please ourselves. I am glad that whoever or whomever or whatever designed this world allowed for subjectivity.

Very nice article Jack, both from the standpoint of explaining why you code accessible sites and also from the standpoint of storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

]]> By: JackP http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1980 JackP Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:00:38 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-web-standards/#comment-1980 @Mike - I'd use <code><b></code> if I wanted to make something <b>bold</b> <em>without</em> adding emphasis. I'd not use <code><B></code> because as an XHTML user, my elements should be in lower case. In general however, I find if I want to make something bold it's because I wish to add emphasis to it… @John, sadly very true. That's probably the reason why <strong>I</strong> do it, but like you say it won't work on people who don't know and can't be bothered to find out. But I personally wouldn't feel comfortable with that approach! @Mike – I’d use <b> if I wanted to make something bold without adding emphasis. I’d not use <B> because as an XHTML user, my elements should be in lower case. In general however, I find if I want to make something bold it’s because I wish to add emphasis to it…

@John, sadly very true. That’s probably the reason why I do it, but like you say it won’t work on people who don’t know and can’t be bothered to find out. But I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable with that approach!

]]> By: John Faulds http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 John Faulds Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:41:16 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-web-standards/#comment-1978 The problem with the shaving test is that, being entirely subjective, someone who is unaware of standards and builds sites the old way or someone who <em>is</em> aware of standards but doesn't buy into the reasons why they are a good thing and builds sites the old way, can look themselves in the mirror and feel exactly the same way as the person who does care about standards. The problem with the shaving test is that, being entirely subjective, someone who is unaware of standards and builds sites the old way or someone who is aware of standards but doesn’t buy into the reasons why they are a good thing and builds sites the old way, can look themselves in the mirror and feel exactly the same way as the person who does care about standards.

]]> By: mike http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/whats-the-point-of-web-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 mike Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:57:49 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200701/what%e2%80%99s-the-point-of-web-standards/#comment-1969 So do you use <B> <em>because that's what it is for</em>? So do you use <B> because that’s what it is for?

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