Lynx and Style

Too many of us forget some rather basic issues involved in designing Web pages, and it's good to be reminded of them.

• The *CERN Style Guide is probably the essential manual for Stylists.
• The *Center on Information Technology Accommodation provides suggestions on how one can ensure information is accessible to persons with disabilities.
• True pedants would want to look at the actual specifications for *HTML 2.0, the proposed drafts of *HTML 3.0 and information on *Style sheets. It might also be wise to gain some knowledge of *SGML and other topics related to the *Web's history.
• The *HTML Reference Manual by <mjhanna@sandia.gov>, de riguer for HTML authors.
• The *HTML validation service from Webtechs permits you to check your web pages for HTML errors. There's *a kinder, gentler validator in Canada that is easier to digest.
• The folks at *CAST have tips on how to keep your pages accessible to disabled readers. They also provide *Bobby a tool to test pages for accessibility.
• *The Web Developer's Virtual Library: style is an useful index to documents containing advice on HTML Style issues.
• A note on *how best to use ALT tags. Vital information for those keeping non-graphical browsers and search engines in mind.
• The *Gnus FAQ and the *XEmacs FAQ are both enhanced for Lynx.
• Finally, Lynx tips for web authors contains specific information on how authors can make their pages "Lynx friendly"

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