Re: Browsers browsers



Dave wrote:
>
> Can someone give me a good place to find a summary of browser
> differences please eg some things (quite a few I suspect) only work
> in IE and not other browsers. I only just downloaded Firefox and
> have had a nasty shock!

Rather than a simple summary, consider something more practical: a
discussion of how to overcome those differences. I have often found good
information here:

http://www.quirksmode.org/



> Why couldn't they all agree?

Because Microsoft has no vested interest in it. Almost every other browser
is banking on standards, but until the masses use a browser that supports
standards, we won't be able to write to standards.



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