molly.com
Friday 13 August 2004
standards thunder from down under
WEB DESIGNERS NEED tools. So here are two very cool tools to help.
First, check out the fantastic A Web Standards Checklist from Max Design. It’s awesome!
If you are using IE and want something akin to the fabulous PNH toolbar and even more fabulous Web Developer Extension for Mozilla and Firefox, check out the Web Accessibility Toolbar.
So what’s up with you Australians? Kickin’ it with standards, my down under friends! Thanks for all the yummy stuff.
My hat’s a tippin’ toward Russ Weakley and Chris Casciano.
Filed under: software, standards, web design and development
Posted by: Molly | 10:50 | Comments (11)
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Is the Web Accessibility Toolbar really that new to everyone?
I don’t want to play the “I was using that before it was cool” card, but, I’ve been using it for quite awhile. I just wish I’d realized the dearth of coverage earlier so I could have gotten my Technorati score above zero.
OK, I had it exactly backward (no big surprise there). I had used the Aussie’s IE toolbar a bunch, and since switching to Firefox as my primary browser, was going back to IE when I needed its handy-dandies. Golly, but the Developer Extension is elegant. Thanks for the heads-up, Molly.
Jack: Maybe if your site had more than just “there’s nothing here” going on, you would
Steve: Oh yeah, the Developer Extension is a must-have. Your site is looking great these days, btw.
Well, I’ve documented a really obscure, and not very hack-worthy IE6 bug (old news – http://www.maxgeek.com/ie6pebug/) but other than that, I haven’t had much to say so I just spend my time filling up others’ comments.
Points 3.5 and 3.6 in that checklist aren’t very helpful. What constitutes an accessible form? What constitutes an accessible table? I know pretty well what does, but it bears explaining for those who wouldn’t know (ie. the audience that would most benefit from such a checklist). Similarly, there’s a lot of debate over what is a friendly URI, so some hyperlinks to discussion would likely be helpful.
Also, what does it matter if you use a favicon? I find them amazingly annoying, myself.
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