The environment for accessing Web content has continued to diversify in recent years, and there is a strong call for accessibility. (The JIS standard is scheduled to be released on June 20, 2004.) With reference to the optimization of search engines, there is an increasing need to convey the information that is included in content, in addition to having an appropriate structure. The only solution to these problems is to comply with Web standards.
Separating Document Structure and Visual Style
One Web standard for providing visual style to content is known as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Because the user share of the compliant browsing environment (browsers) was historically low, the method of describing visual styles with HyperText Markup Language (HTML) was often adopted, even though HTML was originally designed for describing document structure.
However, the negative factors in introducing CSS to specify all visual styles have been steadily eliminated in recent years. Also, by separating the document structure from visual styles and by properly implementing the former with HTML and the latter with the CSS, the following advantages result:
- Greater accessibility
- HTML documents with a reduced file size
- Faster loading HTML documents
- More effective use of the server-client bandwidth
- An improved user experience
- Superior maintenance of HTML documents
- Optimization for search engines
Providing Information, Not Visual Style, of Equivalent Value
Although separating the document structure and visual style seems to offer only advantages, there are drawbacks, such as invalid CSS or a failure to generate the visual style intended in a browsing environment where the level of compliance is low. It is nonetheless likely that the user share of the noncompliant browsing environment will continue to decline in the future.
We believe that it is necessary to endeavor to communicate with users more securely on the website by providing information, not visual style, of equivalent value, in any browsing environment.
This site has been created in accordance with HTML 4.01 Transitional and CSS Level 2. The examples below show screens of the top page, when displayed in an environment in which the CSS is valid (Internet Explorer 6) and an environment in which it is not valid (Netscape Navigator 4.7), respectively.
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With this service, we reconstruct the existing content on the website using (X)HTML and CSS. We also make proposals for building a new website or renewing your existing site, to suit your requests and purposes. Please don't hesitate to discuss your needs with us.
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- Analyze existing content
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- Information architecture by site and by (X)HTML document
- (X)HTML coding and CSS coding
- Syntax check and confirmation/verification in different browsing environments
- Delivery (incorporating the official environment)
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