On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:29:28 -0500 (EST), MenTaLguY <mental@...32...> wrote:
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Trent Buck wrote:
it's a cool enough technology for me to warrant a "get a real browser" blurb on pages that use SVG. I can't wait!
Please don't. This will be perceived as arrogance; it won't convince people to change browsers, it'll convince them to change websites.
If one stands in the path of a river, he will be swept away.
If one builds a dam in the path of a river, it may be diverted for a time. But when he is gone the dam will crumble.
It is far better to dig a channel and let the water do as it will.
Nice. I like that. :)
I also understand the reason for your statement Trent. The way I worded it made it sound like all the "the page best viewed with..." garbage. What I really meant is that I have a particular application that I'm either going to do in SVG or not do at all. In the case of my audience, this will generate about a thousand new Firefox users as everyone will want this functionality. As far as turning people away goes, I don't really mind as my site is the only one of it's kind in existance. They can't go elsewhere. <insert evil laugh> :)
So it's not really a matter of arrogance. I don't require a particular browser for my design, I simply code to the standards and mention that Firefox is what I use. I also realize that there won't be a major IE update until Longhorn (if then), but luckily Firefox runs nearly everywhere. I wouldn't even suggest that people use the Adobe SVG plugin - it simply doesn't work.