Re:Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript (1995)
by ryandrake on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @11:28AM
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> You mean those graphic design people who try to make the whole page as a GIF, like they're making a print brochure, and just don't get hypertext?
> Don't worry, they'll clue in or get left behind.
Time traveler here. People with this same mentality are still working in 2023, but instead of making the whole page an image, they're making the whole page a "web app". Almost three decades later, they still don't get hypertext.
Re:Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript (1995)
by bazoom42 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @01:18PM
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Whole-page gifs were only necessary because of the lack of layout support in HTML. But with the recent introduction of the powerful TABLE-tag, HTML now has a future-proof layout model which will surely be enhanced further with more tags, giving a fine-grained control over typography and layout.
You mean those graphic design people who try to make the whole page as a GIF, like they're making a print brochure, and just don't get hypertext?
Don't worry, they'll clue in or get left behind.
The power of a global distributed hypertext for free sharing of information is so superior that it can't be subverted.
The Internet sees these advertising-type designers as damage, and routes around them.