On 13/3/07 3:01 PM, "Cole Kuryakin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello All > > I¹ve got a site that has a fairly MASSIVE style sheet. It¹s quite long as the > design spec dictates a number of different pages be layed-out differently. > > Accordingly, its becoming quite tedious to find certain style blocks that need > to be altered/tweaked as development continues. > > So, I¹m beginning to think that the better way to accomplish this is to attach > a ³global² sheet in the head that would take care of all ³generic² issues and > page requirements. > > Then, in those pages that need ³special handling² I would attached separate > sheets that would address page-specific requirements. > > BTW: This site is a dynamic one (php) so these special-case pages are > ³included² depending on query-string variables/conditions. > > What do the good folks say here about this particular topic? Is this a normal > (and preferred) workflow when one has to deal with long and unwieldy style > sheets? > > Are there any ³best practice² guidelines for such an issue? > > Cole > I usually do that as a matter of course one global style sheet that I usually call default.css¹, which sets up all the default styles (no kidding?), and then a page- or section-specific style sheet to deal with the, well, specifics (man, I think I see a pattern here...). I find that it makes managing larger sites much easier. -- Kevin Futter Webmaster, St. Bernard's College http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal ##################################################################################### This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. You must not disclose or use the information in this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete the e-mail and all copies. The College does not guarantee that this e-mail is virus or error free. The attached files are provided and may only be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The content and opinions in this e-mail are not necessarily those of the College. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
