Sent by Alex Jones on 23 July 2003 18:06
At 10:40 AM 7/23/2003, Alicia Lane wrote:
>I agree - I list all general attributes first and then tackle the document
>structure and specific attributes, in order of location.
>
>This method also makes it easier to troubleshoot bugs. With the style rules
>ordered by location, you can examine a troublesome spot AND the rules being
>applied to elements surrounding it. An alphabetical listing of style rules
>would make this very difficult.
Hrrrm, the way I tend to name my classes and IDs ensure they are grouped,
even within an alphabetized framework. But unless I am wrong about the
cascading order (more info in a previous reply to Nelson Rodriguez-Pena) I
do not see how this is very beneficial. If you change the structure of the
(X)HTML at a later date you would have to return and restructure your CSS -
even if the styles didn't change. Also, how would you address a class or ID
that might be placed in a different part of the structure depending on the
page or module being viewed? Does that make it a general attribute?
I do see value in grouping the general attributes and then structure, but
I'm trying to question everything (including my own assumptions). :)
Playing the devil's advocate.
>Besides, applications usually have shortcut keys for the "Find" function if
>you're looking for a specific rule, so that seems to eliminate the need for
>alphabetical indexing.
Well, different people use apps in different ways. :) While I like to use
the find function often, some designers and developers either don't think
to use it, or are just wired to scroll.
>Great idea to put together a methodology. I'd love to see the finished list.
This is a great discussion so far, please keep it up! If people are
interested, I would be more than happy to set up a site to start gathering
and archiving the discussion to turn into some documentation. It would be
easy enough to set up multiple authors for those interested in actively
participating.
Alex
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