Discuss: A Standardista's Alphabet
by Jack Pickard
- Editorial Comments
2 Konqueror and Acid2?
You write, “Konqueror is part of the KDE and claimed to have been the first browser to pass the Acid2 test for CSS rendering compliance (although it has been claimed that it failed to apply a rule properly)”
I don’t recall Konqueror making any such claim. Even then it would have been silly, as development builds of Safari had passed a month earlier:
- April 27, 2005: Internal builds of Safari pass.
- June 5, 2005: Development builds of Konqueror pass.
- October 31, 2005: Safari 2.0.2 passes
- November 29, 2005: Konqueror 3.5 passes
Sources at http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2005/11/01/acid2-timeline/
posted at 05:33 am on September 12, 2006 by Kelson Vibber
3 Very brave
haha, very funny. Here’s a another one: “P is for ‘pinch of salt’, what the article should be taken with”.
posted at 08:50 am on September 12, 2006 by Adam Craven
4 An i for an em
If I point out that the latin classification (Standistus argumentatavum maximus) must be marked up as i instead of em – does that make me a Standistus argumentatavum maximus or am I just an idiot who should go out more often?
posted at 10:24 am on September 12, 2006 by Tomas Caspers
5 Z is for ... um .. Zeldman?!
Nice joke, man ;)
Of course Z should be for Zeldman.
posted at 12:06 pm on September 12, 2006 by Davorin Pavliac
7 This is just great!!!
Great compilation Jack!
I love the GrayBit thingy.
I loaded some sites with their engine and besides being helpful as an accessibility tool, it also gives a sense of nostalgia.
Very cool indeed.
posted at 12:38 pm on September 12, 2006 by Mauricio Sandoval
9 Graybit style
Is it just me, or there are a lot of sites that look far better after you run them through Graybit?
posted at 02:02 pm on September 12, 2006 by Michelangelo Iaffaldano
10 Love the humor, Jack
Kudos to you, Jack, for putting all of this in such a good light. And kudos to the ALA for publishing it!
@Tomas: Don’t forget the lang=”la” on that <i> element ;-) @Mauricio: Funny, like the old “I Love Lucy” episodes. @Michelangelo: How true!
posted at 03:23 pm on September 12, 2006 by Mike Cherim
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1 We kid because we care
On behalf of all of us at ALA, I want to note that we publish this article in the best of humors and with much affection and respect for all persons mentioned herein. We love you guys!
posted at 05:24 am on September 12, 2006 by Erin Kissane