Re: there is no DOM. the DOM is a lie.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:39:37 -0700, Tenacious wrote:

On 30 Oct, 14:01, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedE...@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Tenacious wrote:
On 30 Oct, 13:40, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedE...@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Tenacious wrote:
"the same way everyone else did" is a weak and unsympathetic answer.
People learn with different techniques that are most efficient for
them. I would start with IE, learn it in detail. You will then get a
good handle on the basic principals behind all web browsers.
YMMD.

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I would still start with IE. Certainly not because I think Microsoft
adheres to standards, but because it is the most widely used browser
out there. However you must find your own path.

You have stated that learning about IE would get anyone a good handle on the
basic priciples behind all Web browser. That was so mindbogglingly
ridiculous, as IE's layout engine is the most flawed (even when compared
against Microsoft's own pseudo-standards) and the MSHTML DOM the most
error-prone DOM out there, that it had to be a practical joke.

PointedEars
--
realism: HTML 4.01 Strict
evangelism: XHTML 1.0 Strict
madness: XHTML 1.1 as application/xhtml+xml
-- Bjoern Hoehrmann

Well, to each his own. You can start with the simplest and work up to
the most difficult. I prefer to start with what is most widely used so
as to satisfy the majority of the users first. But to a large degree
it depends on your project time contraints and who your target
audience is. If the goal is simply a learning experience, then I agree
that it is best to start with the simplest.

It's not a matter of simple or difficult... start with that which is most
cross-platform and only include IE specific code when necessary.

--
I told you this was going to happen.

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