Doing layout for the web can be one of the most frustrating jobs. No matter how much good you try to make it appear in your computer, it'll probably look different (at the very least) in another person's PC.
According to economics, competition is good for consumers. Alas, that's not true when it comes to the Internet. Aside from varying web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer, different computer models play a significant in web browsing which makes layouting tedious. Your computer may have this kind of font or display this shade of color but when browsed using a different computer (say the one in an Internet cafe), the color scheme may all go wrong and the font may differ. That's not mentioning other settings such as scripts which are turned on (or off), size, and plug-ins.
If only computer companies could get along. While HTML 4.0 is the standard when it comes to ummm, HTML, Microsoft and Netscape still have minor differences which greatly affect what will work and will not work with their web browsers. What's more, the choice of colors should also be improved. I find that the safe colors is not enough. Why are we stuck with 215 when there's 256 at the very least?
Plug-ins are another matter, especially when you're trying to do fancy stuff. Whether it's java, flash, pdf, or any other nifty program which you like, it takes time to go to the site and download it. At least that's so for users like me who still uses modems that don't go faster than 56K.
Sometimes, the simple things are the best. By minimizing images, downloading a site is faster. The same goes for using scripts. I was just surfing awhile ago when I ran into an acquaintance's BLOG. God, he was using a script which made all my other windows freeze and concentrate on him. His webpage was slowly filling the screen so I ran out of patience and closed it. Worse things could happen when you're using scripts.
While stylesheets have answered the need for fonts, alignment, and other wacky stuff that's available on most word processors, there's still some bugs to work out and they're not backwards compatible with old browsers. Oh well, maybe ten years from now...
According to economics, competition is good for consumers. Alas, that's not true when it comes to the Internet. Aside from varying web browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer, different computer models play a significant in web browsing which makes layouting tedious. Your computer may have this kind of font or display this shade of color but when browsed using a different computer (say the one in an Internet cafe), the color scheme may all go wrong and the font may differ. That's not mentioning other settings such as scripts which are turned on (or off), size, and plug-ins.
If only computer companies could get along. While HTML 4.0 is the standard when it comes to ummm, HTML, Microsoft and Netscape still have minor differences which greatly affect what will work and will not work with their web browsers. What's more, the choice of colors should also be improved. I find that the safe colors is not enough. Why are we stuck with 215 when there's 256 at the very least?
Plug-ins are another matter, especially when you're trying to do fancy stuff. Whether it's java, flash, pdf, or any other nifty program which you like, it takes time to go to the site and download it. At least that's so for users like me who still uses modems that don't go faster than 56K.
Sometimes, the simple things are the best. By minimizing images, downloading a site is faster. The same goes for using scripts. I was just surfing awhile ago when I ran into an acquaintance's BLOG. God, he was using a script which made all my other windows freeze and concentrate on him. His webpage was slowly filling the screen so I ran out of patience and closed it. Worse things could happen when you're using scripts.
While stylesheets have answered the need for fonts, alignment, and other wacky stuff that's available on most word processors, there's still some bugs to work out and they're not backwards compatible with old browsers. Oh well, maybe ten years from now...
posted by Charles at 5:17 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home