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Introduction

This is the home page for Lupin Designs. This is a small single person website design company that is just starting out.

Improved Cross-browser Compatibility

I did not test version one of Gila in Opera before submitting it to OSWD. As a result, the original does not render properly in that browser. In contrast, this version of Gila has been fully tested in Opera (7.01), Gecko (Mozilla 1.3) and Internet Explorer (6.0) for consistent rendering.

This means that people using standards-compliant browsers will see the same format and layout of your page.

Modified Stylesheets

More comprehensive screen stylesheet
The improved cross-browser consistency is a result of Gila’s more comprehensive screen stylesheet. Major style parameters are explicitly defined in the stylesheet, resulting in less dependence on browser-determined defaults and thus fewer rendering idiosyncrasies.
Removal of colour scheme stylesheet
I’ve removed the separate colour scheme stylesheet found in the original version, instead incorporating the colour definitions in the single screen stylesheet.
Addition of a print media stylesheet
Gila now has a print media stylesheet that styles the page in a format appropriate for black and white printing. To see the effect of this stylesheet, select print preview from the file menu, or direct this page to a printer (NB: print only this frame if you are viewing this template in a multi-frame document).

Improved Accessibility

This version of Gila has improved accessibility features for people with impaired vision. The template tentatively conforms to the WCAG double A rating and § 508 guidelines for web content accessibility. The relative simplicity of the template’s underlying markup ensures that your page can be easily transformed for rendering in aural, tactile (braille) and other non-visual user agents.

Additionally, the majority of document metrics (widths, lengths and spacings) are font-size relative. This means that a user can increase the default font size of your page (using their browser) without compromising it’s layout.