I Want You To Keep Working On Web Design

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You started from scratch.You learned basic HTML.You learned more advanced HTML.Then you even learned how to apply it to specific concepts, such as navigation bars and individually designed Web pages.

I want you to keep working on Web design. Don’t think of this book as the end of the line. There are lots of other things that you can do, such as Flash animation, JavaScript, PHP programming, and much more. Heck, I’d like to write a book on some advanced concepts someday.

So what is compatibility? Well, Dictionary.com defines it as capable of orderly, efficient integration and operation with other elements in a system with no modification or conversion required.That’s a little hard to understand, eh?

Compatibility is a lot simpler than Dictionary.com makes it out to be. It just means that the page looks the same to everyone else as it does to you.You want your page to be compatible with all browsers.You don’t want to use obscure fonts that won’t work on everyone’s machines. So how do you achieve compatibility? You simply design for the lowest common denominator (LCD).The oldest, most obsolete machine out there should be able to view your site with no problems. Right now, Internet Explorer is the most common browser, with Mozilla in second place.

You should test your site on both browsers to make sure it looks the way you want it to. In addition, test it on different operating systems, such as Windows XP,Windows 98, Mac OSX, and Linux. The most common screen resolution is 1024×768. However, 35% of computers still use 800×600 resolution. Designing for the LCD means making sure that computers using 800×600 can view the site with no problems.