"HTML is HTML" (was Re: [COLUG] Ubuntu / Firefox / Web Design)

[William Yang]

Mark Erbaugh wrote:

[A tale of cross-browser compatibility problems].

> I thought HTML was HTML, so I am suprised that this website
> that looks acceptable in one browser looks bad in another.  Is there
> some sort of magic bullet that is needed to make websites compatible
> with both Internet Explorer and Firefox?

HTML is HTML.  It's only a *suggestion* to the browser as to how to 
display content and material.

	-Bill
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William Yang
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