Background Graphics not visible in OmniWeb

[Paul S. Sears]

> >>>>> "Anirudh" == Anirudh Gupta <guptaa at alleg.EDU> writes:
>     Anirudh> Simple answer...Netscape 1.1b now utilizes HTML3.0's
>     Anirudh> extended tags, including tables and backgrounds
>     Anirudh> etc. OmniWeb does not. Hopefully it will as well
>     Anirudh> soon.  Until then use Netscape if you like
>     Anirudh> HTML3.0. I know I do.
>
> I think BACKGROUND is a purely Netscape extension to HTML and is
> not in the current HTML3.0 spec. Tables are part of HTML3.0,
> although Netscape's tables have attributes not found in the 3.0
> spec.  There is quite a bit in the (still under development)
> HTML3.0 spec not supported by Netscape.
> 	There are many features to HTML3.0 I look forward to
> seeing supported in the standard browsers; e.g., tables, math,
> text flow around inline images, style sheets, ...  I would much
> rather see Omni and other developers work towards implimenting
> these features than react to Netscape's extensions.
>

Actually, the problem is really the fault of the page designers who don't  
follow html specs and who want to include "nifty" features in their  
documents.  When I come across a page that requires the use of the NetScape  
1.1 browser, I send a mail to the page creator (if listed) explaining that  
not everyone and their brothers use NetScape's browser, and they can expect  
more complaints about their page when other non-NetScapers access it...

I am thinking of building a "boycot" page that lists all non-html spec  
conforming or NetScape specific pages that I come across :-)

>
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