Eric Niebler wrote:
Based on the discussion on the developers list, what people want is black-on-white, default font, default colors, default links, default everything. Zzzzzzzz.... Oops, sorry I dozed off for a minute there. ;-) It's rather hard for me to be excited by the cascading lack-of-style sheet people seem to be clamoring for. Unless anybody has another idea, I plan to just let the matter rest.
This issue is very hairy because it is very subjective. People are typically non-resilient to new schemes that would have an effect on what they perceive to be control over their preferences. Yet, all over the web, site-specific styles using CSS is ubiquitous. The look and feel of a site has a profound effect on what the site is trying to portray. The choice of look and feel is ultimately the prerogative of the site, or the one who designs the site. I do not believe in the âuser should have a choiceâ crap. When we buy a book, do we have a choice over the font or layout? No. This is art. The choice of colors, strokes, layout, etc. is part of the masterpiece. Allowing user control over that is tantamount to, say, letting the user choose the colors over Van Gogh's beautiful "starry night", or letting the user have control over what type of guitar Jimi Hendrix will be using for "purple haze".
In my honest opinion, I think we, as library authors and documentation writers, should have the privilege to choose the right color for our bicycle shed ;-). IMO, the use of CSS is non negotiable. Surely, the W3C knows what they are doing. Just as boost is an organization of C++ experts, the W3C is an organization of professionals in their own domain. And, following their lead, Iâm sure we are on the right track. Of course they use CSS! Of course they override the default settings!
As for the subtle differences in preferences among us, such as blue or black for headings :), we can put it to a vote. But that should only be limited to us library/documentation writers. We should reserve the right to choose.
Regards, -- Joel de Guzman http://www.boost-consulting.com http://spirit.sf.net
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