Sent by Al Sparber on 15 September 2004 16:04
From: "Dave Silvester" [EMAIL-REMOVED]>
To: [EMAIL-REMOVED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: targetting IE [WAS Re: [css-d] css-d Rounded corners
problem]
> On Wednesday 15 Sep 2004 14:20, Al Sparber wrote:
>
>> removing it might mean that you are placing more importance on
>> having
>> a W3C "badge" at the bottom of your page than you are on
>> practicality.
> Ultimately, it's all a matter of personal taste
Absolutely.
> but I like my solution
> because it means I have 100% valid code, non-standards hacks out of
> the way
> of good browsers, and can easily test multiple IE versions
> simultaneously
> without messing with the registry each time, so it's win-win all
> round and
> not really at the expense of any practicality. (Short of not caring
> if stuff
> validates, but that is something I don't scrimp on these days. I
> support web
> standards, so I make sure I adhere to them in my coding.)
While what defines a hack is sometimes a nebulous issue, it might be a
consideration that filter hacks work by throwing one or more browsers
a series of characters that force it to rely on error handling code.
It's a complex issue but one that every CSS author has to resolve on
his or her own.
Al Sparber
PVII
http://www.projectseven.com
"Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling
mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that
repairs are scheduled for next Tuesday".
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