Mac compatibility

I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.

Thank you!!
- tim

Big Moxy wrote:

I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.

Use valid HTML 4.01 markup. Do not use MS proprietary crap. Avoid CSS
hacks. Preview in Firefox and it will probably work in Safari...


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Jonathan
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On Oct 27, 9:42 am, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4... (AT) centralva (DOT) net>
wrote:

Big Moxy wrote:
I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.

Use valid HTML 4.01 markup. Do not use MS proprietary crap. Avoid CSS
hacks. Preview in Firefox and it will probably work in Safari...

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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIOhttp://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Do you have something a little more tangible than "it will probably
work in Safari"? What happens when it works in Firefox and not in
Safari? Can you please explain what you mean by CSS hacks? I'm sorry
but CSS is still new to me so I am not familiar with the lingo.

On 2007-10-27, Big Moxy <bigmoxy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

On Oct 27, 9:42 am, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4... (AT) centralva (DOT) net
wrote:
Big Moxy wrote:
I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.

Use valid HTML 4.01 markup. Do not use MS proprietary crap. Avoid CSS
hacks. Preview in Firefox and it will probably work in Safari...

--
Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIOhttp://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Do you have something a little more tangible than "it will probably
work in Safari"? What happens when it works in Firefox and not in
Safari? Can you please explain what you mean by CSS hacks? I'm sorry
but CSS is still new to me so I am not familiar with the lingo.

There's now a Windows release of Safari anyway, so just get that.

Big Moxy wrote:

On Oct 27, 9:42 am, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4... (AT) centralva (DOT) net
wrote:
Big Moxy wrote:
I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.
Use valid HTML 4.01 markup. Do not use MS proprietary crap. Avoid CSS
hacks. Preview in Firefox and it will probably work in Safari...

Do you have something a little more tangible than "it will probably
work in Safari"?

My point was if you make valid HTML 4.01 strict markup, you can validate
here:

http://validator.w3.org/
The W3C Markup Validation Service

And avoid all those stylesheet hacks you get IE to work. AND it looks
fine in Firefox that chances are it will display as you wish for Mac
Safari. Both have little trouble with *valid* markup. Now MSIE is
another story.

What happens when it works in Firefox and not in
Safari?

Does happen often, both are very good browsers.

Can you please explain what you mean by CSS hacks?

Google MSIE CSS hacks... a plethora of examples....

I'm sorry
but CSS is still new to me so I am not familiar with the lingo.

Try tutorials at www.htmldog.com

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Jonathan
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http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

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<1193501924.237419.17650 (AT) i38g2000prf (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
Big Moxy <bigmoxy (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

I'm a Windows guy and know virtually nothing about the Mac world. How
can I ensure compatibility with Mac browsers? My question is motivated
by the fact I have a new client who is running a Mac.

Make sure it works well in Windows Firefox, Konqueror, Opera; in
fact, make sure it works on any modern Win browser except
Internet Explorer as a good prediction for working on a Mac. This
is not to say, of course, that you should not also make it work
well in Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

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