Font sizes are identified in points and margins are measured in pixels or other common measurements. Extremely difficult to create browser independent pages. Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0. This is mostly to increase the entertainment value of a given web site. Web pages will be more personalized and interactive.
Some web builders wonder if is actually possible to browser independent web pages.
XML will allow for the for the development of documents for the web as well as for print and other mediums such as Braille readers and cellular communication systems. The next generation of Web Browsers. XML offers the ability to format information for many different mediums. The source document can be defined once and presented in many different ways. XML isn't a language but a system for defining languages.