I was reading the article Integrated Web Design: Strategies for Long-Term
CSS Hack Management: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=170511
Referred to by Russ in his very useful links for light reading and I read
this article.
Amongst other things it suggests not putting hacks into
Mike
You're right, a typical site i develop already has
* main style sheet
* imported style sheet for older browsers
* print style sheet
which is complex enough, at worst I might consider a single hacks.css
file but only as a last resort
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Neerav Bhatt
http://www.bhatt.id.au
Web Development IT
Michael Kear spoke the following wise words on 28/06/2004 10:05 AM EST:
Fair enough. I understand the point, I think, except that I don't think you
gain anything at all by it, except more complexity in the site's file
structure. Every hack now represents one more file that has to be uploaded,
Tim Lucas wrote:
My compromise is to place all hacks for [insert your favourite buggy
browser] into it's own CSS file.
CSS hack techniques are forever changing.
CSS fundamentals are set in stone.
I'm with Mike on this. I don't see a benefit. In fact, when I read the
article it looked like more
On Monday, June 28, 2004, at 12:01 PM, Lachlan Hardy wrote:
I'm with Mike on this. I don't see a benefit. In fact, when I read the
article it looked like more work to me :
1. Hacks in main CSS file - Hack gets outdated, edit CSS file and
remove hack
2. Hacks in separate CSS file - Hack gets
Nick Gleitzman wrote:
There may be an extra file involved, but I know which is faster...
Hmmm... I guess it is a case of whatever works for the individual. I
don't have a problem with running the search as I comment use of all
hacks, so I just find 'hack' and I'm there...
So the benefit is
Lachlan Hardy spoke the following wise words on 28/06/2004 1:53 PM EST:
So the benefit is one of speed? Or segregation - keeping the clean code
from the dirty nasty hacks?
CSS hacks are only a technical workaround and provide little meaning to
the CSS when viewed by somebody other than the
