For those that are unaware, or have forgotten, webpages are fundamental
to the modern Internet. Virtually everything we see on webpages uses various computer programming
languages and their associated code. Amongst the number of programming languages that can be
used to write webpages is HyperText Markup Language or HTML. HTML
code is broken down, in part, into elements. One of these elements is called the
<head> element.
The <head> element is usually near the top of html code
and is a container for other elements. Amongst these “inner” elements of the
<head> element is the <meta> element. The <meta>
element has a number of functions to it. Amongst these, it tells browsers how to display or
reload the page without the code of the <meta> tag being shown itself. As
a matter of fact, none of the code with the entire <head> element is displayed
to the viewer at all.
As for this test page, the <meta> element or function,
if you will, that is being tested is the <viewpoint> function. This function
tells a browser to use the device's visible area to display the page. If successful, this
code will be used for all pages of LibraryTrekker's Webase and its affiliates so the whole
Webase can be viewed properly on tablets and cell phones since for the first time since its'
inception.
It must be noted that this page (and the future of the Webase) would not
be possible without the information that W3Schools freely
provides to everyone around the globe.
—LT, August 2025