Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: You've never owned the look and feel ...
Author: James Spahr Posted: 9/28/1999; 4:33:15 PM Topic: Windows apps on Linux: the real reason Msg #: 11559 (In response to 11558) Prev/Next: 11558 / 11560 Rogers is right that the web designer never is in complete control of a web site design, and rightly, never should be. Browser preferences (background color, font settigns, etc.) are there for a reason. By over-riding these user-specified settings with HTML and CSS, you are breaking a crucial rule of usability.Give the control back to the user
okay. I have a question. Why do people feel this way? Do they feel that designers have nothing to contribute to the content?Obviously the design is very important, because there is a desire to control it. As a designer I see this as a lack of trust, and I'm not quite sure how to feel about that.
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- Re: You've never owned the look and feel ..., Dan Lyke, 9/28/1999; 5:06:08 PM
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