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Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7
From: |
Vlad Harchev |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7 |
Date: |
Tue, 25 May 1999 13:32:56 +0500 (SAMST) |
On Thu, 27 May 1999, David Woolley wrote:
> > Error at line 9:
> > <h2><div align=center><tt><a name="STARTFILE"></a>STARTFILE</tt>
> > [9][.
> > ..]
>
> I could have done without downloading nearly half a megabyte when a
> simple statement that there are a large number of errors, and a pointer
> to validator.w3.org, possibly with a summary of the general nature of the
> errors, would have done. I pay for connect time to my telephone company.
>
> However the errors are typical GUI user errors, representing a failure
> to understand that HTML is not a page description language. If the author
> doesn't like the built in styles for headings, they have two reasonable
> choices:
>
> - submit a patch to change those styles to ones they think are better (and
> then argue their case);
>
> - add CSS style sheet support to allow authors to select their own
> styles.
I quickly checked CSS specs, but seems the only attributes that can be used
from stylesheet information is "text-align" . IMO it's a bad idea to
support colors specified in CSS since
1) there is a lot of b/w displays
2) with lss enabled, users will be able to chose colors as they wish
3) Terminals can do only few number of colors.
Font sizes are also non-applicable.
So IMO there is no need in implementing CSS support since most of information
read from CSS will be ignored.
> If they think that the format is important, they should also use a style
> sheet for the benefit of users of IE3+ and NS4+, so as to mimic their
> ideal Lynx style.
>
BTW: you'd better say that there is attribute "align" for tag H2
functionality of which I tried to emulate with span (now this
file is validated succefully by validator.w3.org).
Best regards,
-Vlad
- Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, (continued)
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, Leonid Pauzner, 1999/05/26
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, Henry Nelson, 1999/05/26
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, dickey, 1999/05/26
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, Henry Nelson, 1999/05/26
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, dickey, 1999/05/26
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, dickey, 1999/05/27
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, Henry Nelson, 1999/05/28
Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2pre.7, Henry Nelson, 1999/05/28