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Re: CSS Hacks

From: Michael Adams <linux_mike@paradise.net.nz>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:39:31 +1300
To: www-validator@w3.org
Message-id: <20081009083931.2619dcb9.linux_mike@paradise.net.nz>

I am a little disappointed. Was hoping for more comments despite the
percieved OT nature.


On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:21:18 +0200
Came this utterance fomulated by Jens Meiert to my mailbox:

> 
> > The more i work in CSS the more i notice that all browsers need
> > hacks.
> 
> That's a myth, fortunately, even though that myth's not uncommon.

Bugs in other products have and do exist.
http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/11/common_css_bugs_in_safari_firefox_and_opera/
is a little out of date but
http://www.quirksmode.org/bugreports/index.html
Dont forget how hard it is to make a large program error free.
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=948586

Typically i don't often have to write CSS around bugs in gecko, webkit
or presto but on occasions they have not performed as expected without
cludges. khtml is a different fish.


[snip]

> as well as their impact on performance due to additional HTTP
> requests).

http://forumdeli.com/2-how-to-serve-pre-compressed-css-js-and-other-web-content/
 
My idea was to enable workarounds if and when bugs do come up in the
future on all modern browsers. This would also allow serving of SVG
background images, for a current example, to browsers that support it
and alternatives to those that do not.

OK, i will ask this question again on a different list.
 
-- 
Michael

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall
be well

 - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416
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