From: "James Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
One of the functions of this list and group is to implement best
practices
using W3C standards based development. These conditionals you talk
about are
a Microsoft addition to workaround bugs in their software (what
happened to
fixing the bugs?), like coloured scrollbars and DirectX calls in CSS
instead
of correct PNG alpha support.
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That's not true, James. Don't take this the wrong way, but you
shouldn't let your love of standards and your disdain for Microsoft
cloud your vision. Conditional Comments were not included in IE as a
means for fixing CSS bugs. They are merely a way of filtering code for
different versions of IE and have been used prolifically in IE-baased
intranet apps. But it is perfectly suited as a failsafe way of
addressing CSS bugs and as such is a feature that all browsers might
consider using because, in the real world, no browser can ever be
assured of being 100% bug free across all versions. I believe it's
been a topic for discussion on the W3C lists. Whether other browser
developers will adopt similar features is anyone's guess, but it would
be an intelligent move.
Al Sparber
PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
"Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling
mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that
repairs are scheduled for next Tuesday".
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