The perfect woman by Jeremy Levine
I know many people who want their website to looks exactly the same across all browsers. They want absolute consistency like mad people think they can walk on water. These people should stop caring too much about it because, mainly, it is impossible.
Since I started this blog, I have been looking how it looks like on different browsers and platforms. I have noticed the font is a bit smaller on a default Ubuntu installation. It does not display that well on the BlackBerry browser. Do I care? Not much.
I could work a little to make it display nicely on the BlackBerry but it would not be worth it. I do not have any visitor on my website using the BlackBerry browser. I have a few iPhone browser visit, somewhere around seven visitors in the last year. Even if I had that much BlackBerry, I do not think it would be worth it anyway. BlackBerry is more associated with the businessman type of person. They are not the kind of people who would read my blog anyway.
Different operating system are using different font rendering engine. Different browsers are using different default margin values. Managing absolute consistency is a a great walk into hell. Do not go over there. Instead, focus on what people want: easy access to content. Focus on what is technically feasible: degrade gracefully.
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