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Re: [css-syntax]The emperor isn't naked, but he's wearing his underpants on his head

From: Gérard Talbot <www-style@gtalbot.org>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:12:04 -0500
To: scratch65535@att.net
Cc: Oriol Bugzilla <oriol-bugzilla@hotmail.com>, W3C www-style mailing list <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <da2f5b65c389174f86df55edd1c6c87d@gtalbot.org>
Le 2016-11-07 09:12, scratch65535@att.net a écrit :
> On Sat, 05 Nov 2016 17:47:51 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>>> - there would be no privileged styling.  Just as a function call
>>> is equal to inline code, a class= would have the same precedence
>>> as a style=.
>> 
>> It does not right now. The correct usage for class attribute is to 
>> style
>> a group of elements which have a meaning, some kind of logic inside 
>> the
>> webpage designer. An inline style is (should be!) for an unique 
>> element.
>> Therefore, an inline style should be more specific than a class.
> 
> Unfortuately, graphic designers don't care about such
> distinctions.  They just get in the way.

[snipped]

Being a graphic designer is not enough to create a good (accessible, 
interoperable, efficient for download and rendering, easy to maintain, 
future-proof, etc) website or a good (accessible, interoperable, 
efficient for download and rendering, easy to maintain, future-proof, 
etc) webpage. You need to know how CSS works. And there are some good 
tutorials out there.


> The software had enough intelligence to do the things that
> computers are good at (regularity, repeatability, easy changes),
> and didn't try to do those things computers are bad at
> (creativity, psychology, design).

A software is never as intelligent, smart as its users based on their 
knowledge and expertise and will never compensate lack of knowledge and 
expertise. Otherwise, just buy a pair of Nike shoes and Wilson brand 
tennis racquet and you should become as good as NBA basketball 
professional players and tennis professional players.

Gérard
Received on Monday, 7 November 2016 21:12:40 UTC

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