DevEdge News: The Netscape Gecko Cross-Browser Development Newsletter 2003 Issue #1 - 12 February 2003 *********************************** Netscape DevEdge Relaunched *********************************** Dear Web Developer, You have received this newsletter because you subscribed to devedge-news@netscape.com. Subscribe and unsubscribe information is located at the end of this newsletter. <-------------- I N T H I S E D I T I O N ----------------> 1) DevEdge Redesigned - Showcasing Advanced W3C Standards 2) DevEdge News Now Available In Netscape Sidebar Tab 3) XSLT in Netscape Gecko 4) Correctly Using Titles With External Stylesheets 5) Tracking Gecko Browser Statistics 6) Quick Tip: Server MIME Type Settings Matter <--------------------------------------------------------------> ------------------------------------------------------------ 1) DevEdge Redesigned - Showcasing Advanced W3C Standards ------------------------------------------------------------ Now DevEdge is not only a great source of tools and information for developers, it demonstrates extensive use of web standards for accessibility, maintainability, and user interaction. When navigating DevEdge, you will find features such as customizable themes, default print style sheets and an accessibility-oriented interface. The site framework is now HTML-tableless, uses advanced CSS and it's optimized for standards-compliant web browsers. Explore the site and learn how we built it: Redesign Overview http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/devedge-redesign/ About the CSS: http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/devedge-redesign-css/ About the CSS/JavaScript Menus: http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/viewsource/2003/devedge-redesign-js/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 2) DevEdge News Now Available In Netscape Sidebar Tab ------------------------------------------------------------ As part of the redesign, we now create RSS feeds summarizing new articles and technotes. These summaries can be syndicated to outside newsfeeds as well as into Netscape 7.x Sidebar Tabs. Get the DevEdge Sidebar Tab. http://devedge.netscape.com/toolbox/sidebars/ Learn how to create your own sidebar tabs for content and commerce. http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/sidebar/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 3) XSLT in Netscape Gecko ------------------------------------------------------------ Learn how XSLT 1.0 transformations can be run inside Netscape Gecko based clients such as Netscape 7.x as well as other XSLT 1.0 compliant browsers. The article also shows how to generate HTML from an XML source. http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/xslt-browser ------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Correctly Using Titles With External Stylesheets ------------------------------------------------------------ Improper use of the title attribute can cause external stylesheets to be ignored by browsers. Find out how this can happen and how to avoid it in your documents. http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/preferred-stylesheets/ ------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Tracking Gecko Browser Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------ Netscape Gecko-based browsers present a unique challenge for properly reporting browser usage due the variety of browsers which use Netscape Gecko embeddable browser. Learn how to accurately track website visitors using Netscape Gecko-based browsers. http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/browser-statistics/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Quick Tip: Server MIME Type Settings Matter ---------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure your web server sends the proper MIME type for your content. Netscape 7.x and Mozilla display any pages sent with text/plain as plain text - and not as HTML. * HTML pages, including those generated by server-side scripting languages such as PHP, PERL, etc., should always be sent with the with the text/html mimetype. * CSS files should be sent with text/css mimetypes. * Binary files should always be sent with the appropriate MIME Type for the file type. Look in Netscape 7.x's or Mozilla's Help->About Plug-ins menu for the list of installed plug-ins and their associated file types and MIME Types. ------------------------------------------------- HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DEVEDGE NEWS ------------------------------------------------- Got feedback? Email devedge-news-request@netscape.com, or visit our community page at http://devedge.netscape.com/community/ . We'll treat ya right! * To unsubscribe send an email message to devedge-news-request@netscape.com with "unsubscribe" as the subject. * To subscribe send an email message from the address you wish to subscribe to devedge-news-request@netscape.com with "subscribe" as the subject.