"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
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In article ,
Phisherman wrote:
A good web designer will allow you to skip heavy graphic AVIs and test
the site using Netscape, Opera, and Mozilla.

That is what a *mediocre* web designer will do. Admittedly, that *is* a
step
above what a "M$ brainwashed" one does.

A _good_ designer *knows* that there are _standards_ -- which describe a
base
set of capabilities that =all= web-browsers support; writes _to_ those
standards, *and* employs a 'validator' to TEST FOR COMPLIANCE with those
aforementioned standards.

A good designer also checks site functionality using a browser like
"LYNX",
which runs on text-only dumb terminals, doesn't attempt graphics in any
form,
and doesn't do Java, Javascript, Flash, or any of the rest of that cr*p.

A good designer may _use_ those 'flash & sizzle' whiz-bang gadgets, but he
will also ensure that the site is 100% functional _without_ any of them.

*GOOD* web designers are _very_ scarce!

Make that very, Very, *V*E*R*Y* scarce.

Unfortunately.

Man, if only more web sites worked right on LYNX, the world would be a
better place.

todd