On Monday, July 11, 2016, Philippe Wittenbergh <e...@l-c-n.com> wrote:
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> > On Jul 12, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > While Philippe may well me right about Peter Gabriel singing the theme
> song
> > for this technique, I have used this method frequently, with a slight
> > difference. I use:
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> > html{box-sizing: border-box;}
> > *, *:before, *:after { box-sizing: inherit; }
> >
> > Possibly picked it up from here:
> >
> https://css-tricks.com/inheriting-box-sizing-probably-slightly-better-best-practice/
> >
> > Though I can't put my finger on it right now, I have read where this
> method
> > isn't really as a performance hit as it may seem.
>
> It is not really the performance “hit” that I object to (modern browsers
> can handle the universal selector perfectly fine, even in deeply nested
> trees – still use in moderation…), it is the “inherit” value.
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> (and I never have had the need to use such a construct myself… my aversion
> to so-called ‘reset’ css thingies is well-known on this list)
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> How did Peter Gabriel creep into the conversation?
He sang the song "Sledgehammer" ;)
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> Philippe
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> Philippe Wittenbergh
> http://l-c-n.com/
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