Re: [APML] Star Chart Overlay of North America Nebula

["William R. Mattil" <wrmattil@ix.netcom.com>]

"David B. Toth" wrote:
> 
> >
> >Again David ... Personally if I post a link that doesn't work then I
> >would greatly appreciate knowing that someone had (has?) a problem with
> >it and the specifics so that I could determine the cause.
> >
> >And FWIW see my related email where I provide a fix for the HTML
> >code......
> 
> And note that I thanked you for that in a post that came between your two
> posts ...
> 
> However, I think it IS fair to consider a difference in versions ....
> Here, with Windows XP Home, IE 6.0 and Netscape 7.0, the "mouse over" DOES
> show it just fine ....
> 
> You have to admit that it IS difficult to guarantee back-compatibility -
> and then, you end up limiting yourself with respect to features.

This absolutely makes my point for me. Backwards compatability is never
assured but forward compatibility is. Therefore my suggestion to code to
the lowest level possible is the best practice.

> 
> Thankfully, you could provide him with a fix THIS time, but we won't always
> be able to provide back-compatibility.

A more permenent fix would be to stop using Frontpage. Ask any
professional web-developer. It commonly produces non-standard HTML that
can cause problems. 

> And it isn't healthy not to kid - it means you're taking yourself far too
> seriously.

Really ? I seem to recall you busting my chops for using an older
version of IE that apparently demands a little more adherence to the
HTML standard than newer version. And furthermore *you* just *knew* that
the version was the problem. Face it David upgrading the browser is not
the fix here. Fixing the HTML to conform to the standard is.

Besides in your narrow universe *everyone* uses Micro$soft and everyone
spends most of their free time buying new computers and/or upgrading
software and firmware. Sadly enough this is not the reality. There are
many different operating systems in use world wide and if the standard
is followed then functionality will not be broken.  

> <grin>

A bit late for this eh ????? Good thing I have a thick skin <g>

Bill

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