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Box Model Hack, then & now: EMoC

Sent by Leszek on 24 January 2005 23:11


>Andy Budd wrote:
>
>>Eric A. Meyer wrote:
>>
>>>For example, I know there are documents out there with my name on 
>>>them that recommend using 'link' to associate basic, NN4.x-friendly 
>>>styles to the document, and '@import' to bring in the more advanced 
>>>stuff that IE5.0 can handle.  I would no longer recommend doing that.
>>
>>
>>>The old-timers, of course, keep plodding along using the same archaic 
>>>tools they learned back in the day.
>>
>>
>>Interesting. I do the link/import thing mostly out of habit, although 
>>I'm not sure I'd call myself an old timer :-) What's the current 
>>wisdom on this one then?
>
>
>I'm guessing what Eric meant is that he just imports all screen styles 
>and leaves NN4 with unstyled text -- the path that many web developers 
>take nowadays.  Once again, this is a personal preference.  I sometimes 
>use a link element to give NN4 basic styling, and sometimes not.
>
>Zoe

Personally, I always use a link element to point to a basic style sheet, and
from there import any other styles I want. Hence, if I want NN4 styles, I
just stick those straight in there, and keep the rest imported via a link.

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