From: Mike N. <mh...@us...> - 2004-08-07 22:06:16
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On Sat, 2004-08-07 at 12:30, Shaun Murray wrote: > On 7 Aug 2004, at 16:14, Mike Noyes wrote: > Not really but I think it's mostly because you want to define a > standard to replace the HTML standard set whereas I'm not really > bothered with that at all and want to add to it, not alter it per se. Shaun, I'm not suggesting or advocating a replacement for html. I'm just suggesting a way for us to separate persistent and preferred/alternate stylesheets. > > Core style uses type selectors where possible to define element > > presentation, and correct browser inconsistencies. > > You mentioned http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/sample.html as the basis of > a core persistent style sheet. I don't know a single browser that > doesn't implement that already so why should we ship it and users > download it? I suggested it as a starting point for discussion. I think a _very small_ subset of that sample is warranted. Just the minimum necessary to do the job. > OK, we could correct a few IE bugs like centering, perhaps even box > models but it's a big hunk of css for little reason IMHO. It would provide consistent behavior to style from (e.g. a persistent base/core). > I really think that's an entirely different discussion. You're probably correct. It wouldn't be the first or last time I'm off on a tangent. :-( -- Mike Noyes <mhnoyes at users.sourceforge.net> http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes/ SF.net Projects: ffl, leaf, phpwebsite, phpwebsite-comm, sitedocs |