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What tools were used in the creation of this page?

Short answer: Linux

Longer Answer: Nearly all of the pages were either created or "htmlized" in vi (vim 5). One page (phasemat.html) was created using Corel WP 7.0 and then heavily modified with vi. Other than that, all pages were built without the use of WYSIWYG tools.

Pages were checked using Netscape 3.04, lynx 2.8 (Linux versions).

The system hosting the local copy of the web page (where all editing is done) is a P100 running debian GNU/Linux 2.0

Images were created and modified using whatever tool happened to be available or best for the job, including: Unless otherwise noted, all tools were used under Linux

• ImageMagick
• LaTeX (teTeX)
• giftrans
• xpaint
• DesignCad MS-Windows
• Corel WordPerfect 7.0/8.0 for Windows

Some of the images existed before this web page was started.

Why does this page exist?

This page exists to help spread information and to help the optical community as a whole.

Why the inconsistent use of HEIGHT and WIDTH tags in images?

1. The information in the ALT tags won't show up in the same amount of space the image uses.
2. If you don't load all the images on pages where I left out the size tags, the page doesn't make any sense anyway (unless you are using a non-graphical browser, or not loading images, in which case the size tags don't matter).

Where are all the frames and javascript?

I do not use frames or javascript. Neither feature would enhance the usefulness of this (or most any) web page. HTML is a markup language, and the web is here for content, not eye-candy. I do not use special browser specific features in any of my web pages.

My goal is to make a web page that is accessible in as many browsers as possible, from Lynx to Mosaic to Navigator.

NOTE: Because of the nature of the content (equations and plots), these pages do not work well with non-graphical browsers or with browsers incapable of putting multiple images on the same line. Every image has an ALT tag, but many of them are just ALT="" since no description can make up for the image.