Standards Compliant Web Sites : Standards Compliant Web Sites

BackgroundMotion : BackgroundMotion Lightweight build: 3 weeks Consumes resources from Flickr, Soapbox, GeoTagIt Also publishes services and data

Standard? : Standard? Agreed upon protocols Three types De-facto Industry Government

http:// : http:// Web is built on standards

Importance of Web Standards : Importance of Web Standards Ensure durability Ensure accessibility Ensure portability

HTML : HTML HTML 4.01 Last revision of HTML specification Replaced by XHTML

XHTML : XHTML XHTML XHTML 1.0 Transitional XHTML 1.0 Strict (requires use of CSS) XHTML 1.0 Frameset XHTML 2.0 (under development)

CSS : CSS Level 1 (CSS 1.0) Level 2 revision 1 (CSS 2.1) Level 3 (under development) Mobile Profile TV Profile

WAI : WAI Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines for: Aiding disabled audience Aiding agent-type support

NZ Standards : NZ Standards e-Govt Web Guidelines Current version is 2.1, 3.0 under review http://www.e.govt.nz/standards/web-guidelines/web-guidelines-v-2-1 e-GIF

Other Standards : Other Standards RSS / ATOM SiteMaps OpenSearch

Slide 12 : Why Standards Compliance makes a difference

Implications of “no standard” : Implications of “no standard” Separate specification class emerges per browser More expensive delivery Frustrates users Hurts adoption

Microsoft and Web Standards : Microsoft and Web Standards Getting better IE 7 is a major step forward IE 8 under development Working with other organisations

IE 7 Functional Advancements : IE 7 Functional Advancements Support for OpenSearch Scaling handled by browser Phishing filter Tabbed browsing RSS platform support

IE 7 Rendering Advancements : IE 7 Rendering Advancements Fixed more than 50 CSS bugs Transparent PNG support Added CSS 2.1 positioning Added CSS 2.1 selector support

Advancements in Tooling : Advancements in Tooling Validation added to existing tools CSS Control Adapters for ASP.NET 2.0 Plug-ins for Internet Explorer Full new product line…

Expression Web : Expression Web For designers Standards based CSS based layout Strong support for XML and XSLT Direct integration with ASP.NET 2.0

Slide 19 : Expression Web Designer

Key Benefits : Key Benefits Prevents non-compliant sites Rich CSS designer support No OOTB legacy tags Comprehensive DOCTYPE validation

How to use this stuff... : How to use this stuff... Get demo of Expression Web Expression Web not on MSDN Designer is coming within VS Orcas! Download:http://www.microsoft.com/expression

Visual Studio : Visual Studio Richer validation support Link checking Tag structure visualization Web Designer and CSS support baked in Orcas ASP.NET 2.0

Slide 23 : ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Control Adapters

Validating your sites : Validating your sites Validate online with W3C Validate with applications Ease validation with browser integration Download: http://tinyurl.com/dkmm9

Slide 25 : Becoming Standards Compliant

Checklist for building your site : Checklist for building your site Valid HTML Valid CSS Page weight Screen size, font size Accessibility factors Cross browser check

Call to Action : Call to Action Validate your sites Grab Expression Web Designer Develop to standards

Thank You : Thank You