Bill Brown/Jessica Weinberg wrote: > [lots snipped] I thought it might be a good idea if those > designers had included a "snap to full-width" button which would switch the > blog to the full width of the viewport. Now it occurred to me (and probably > to you) that I could kill their styles altogether or they could have allowed > a style switch, but I also found out a reason why they might not.
> [lots snipped] > > Maybe the introduction of such a thing to the W3C is a pipe dream and > getting even Firefox or another fairly compliant browser to begin to > implement that borders on the delusional, but ... [remainder snipped] Style sheet switching scripts and Greasemonkey scripts exist today which serve the purpose, or are easily extended to serve the purpose. You mention you have your own script too. The Firefox and Opera families of browsers already support menu driven style sheet switching. I don't remember if IE7 does (high probability), so what is it you really want? You are proposing ways to select thematic style sheets, and asking that the W3C and browser publishers codify those methods. From sitting on the W3C CSS Working Group, I can speculate that what you suggest might be considered (isn't delusional), but would likely sit at the bottom of a long priority list until sufficient "demand" caused it to percolate up. Then, it would take time to get it into a spec, and more time yet to get it into browsers. For example, web designers started using image substitutes for text (headings, esp) a few years ago. The CSS Zen Garden popularized the technique(s). There are half a dozen related techniques in use, each with its own pros and cons. Only a few weeks ago the CSS WG started discussing a provision to offer an img url substitute in the font selections. It is slotted for the text module of CSS3, which is still a l-o-n-g way off. Caution advised with this example. We are discussing, but have not agreed to provide such a feature. So, don't get too excited about it until it makes its way into a draft spec. Only a few W3C folks follow this list, and fewer yet browser implementors. A better way to make sure your proposal is seen is to post it on the W3C's *www-style* mail list. Find subscription instructions here: http://www.w3.org/Mail/Request -- Bob Easton Accessibility Matters: http://access-matters.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
