Web Standards- How to Build A Website -Part3

4. Accessibility for devices.4.1 Does the site work acceptably across modern and older browsers?Before starting to build a CSS-based layout, you should decide which browsers to support and to what level you intend to support them.CODEhttp://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/process/index_step01.cfm4.2 Is the content accessible with CSS switched off or not supported?Some people may visit your site with either a browser that does...

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Web Standards - How to Build a Website -Part2

2. Degree of separation between content and presentation 2.1 Does the site use CSS for all presentation aspects (fonts, colour, padding, borders etc)?Use style sheets to control layout and presentation.CODEhttp://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#tech-style-sheets2.2 Are all decorative images in the CSS, or do they appear in the (X)HTML?The aim for web developers is to remove all presentation from the html code, leaving...

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Web Standards Checklist-How to Build a Web Site

1. Quality of code1.1 Does the site use a correct Doctype?A doctype (short for 'document type declaration') informs the validator which version of (X)HTML you're using, and must appear at the very top of every web page. Doctypes are a key component of compliant web pages: your markup and CSS won't validate without them.CODEhttp://www.alistapart.com/articles/doctype/More:CODEhttp://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.htmlCODEhttp://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/about-boxmodel.htmCODEhttp://gutfeldt.ch/matthias/articles/doctypeswitch.html1.2...

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