
Customized Views
Currently, most people access the Web through a browser on a Windows
PC. Some people use Macintoshes, others use UNIX workstations. This will
change in the future as more people turn to specialized devices. Already
WebTV has achieved some success with a browser in a TV set.
Mobile phones and PDAs, such as the popular PalmPilot, will be increas-
ingly used for Web browsing. Ever tried surfing on a PalmPilot? It works
surprisingly well but, on the small screen, many Web sites are not readable
enough.
One solution to address the specific needs of smaller devices might be to
use XHTML, an XML simplified version of HTML. XHTML is based on ...