Cross Browser Compatibility - Part2 (Other Issues)
The previous article on Cross Browser Compatibility dealt with the basics definition of cross browser compatibility and the dilemma of a web designer, in this part let’s look at other aspects..
Compatibility problems arise even with hand coding in HTML, tables need to be used and layers have to be converted, the best choice is Dreamweaver for compatibility as it makes use of layers.
For the rest, testing the code that the HTML generates is the best option.
CSS Style Sheets
A mumbled jumbled mess can be created if the absolute positioning problem is not adequately dealt with, as majority of web browsers do not support it, but style sheets almost never crash a browser, even if they don’t work correctly and the page display is ugly.
Flash is another interesting option, though the major fallout is that it is not supported by most of the hand-held devices for the blind. Still it is perfect for adding that extra pizazz and Macromedia gives flash plug-ins for most of the well known browsers.
flash refers to a program which is used to create material for adobe engagement platform, it is supported by most common browsers and also supports raster and vector graphics as also ActionScript and streaming of video and audio in a bidirectional way. Search engine spiders also don’t index a flash site because they are not able to follow the links. As also is the individual choice in which quite a few users do not like it and do not install the plug-ins.
Graphic Links
Attractive as they may be, they have the same fallout as flash, browsers for the blind do not support it and with graphics it is also imperative to use an Alt tag.
It is in the end all manual testing, each page has to be tested to see its compatibility with various browsers, the best way however is probably a combination of tables and style sheets.
Filed under: Browsers, General, Website Design
