Nick Lo wrote:
I was just reading the article excerpted below and was curious as to how
many on the list have used this technique of initially setting all
padding and margins to 0 and if so how successful was it?
Well, I've used it a few times since I read that article and it rocks
In the relatively short time since then I've included in two of my own
projects and suggested its use to a student. In the former case, I've
found the added control makes everything so much easier. In the latter
case it allowed her to centre her inline unordered list (she was
seriously struggling with her navigation), and a few other things on her
page all fell into place. I found out later that a significant portion
of the class has now adopted it for their own stylesheets
I haven't encountered any problems with its use yet. I can't really
envisage any. Obviously you need to add padding and margins specifically
to most elements now, but I find that a benefit. After all, I rarely
rely on default values for lists, paragraphs or headings
So thanks to Andrew (who I believe is a member?). I don't know why I
never thought of it before, especially after Eric Meyer's article on
removing default CSS; but I didn't, so kudos to you
In other words, Nick, I say use it all the time. I am
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