On 9/1/05, Mark Lundquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 1, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Peter Speltz wrote: > > > If anyone cares to reply: Is using id just a > > matter of protection for the developer by limiting them or is there > > more to it than that? > > It makes a difference at the JavaScript DOM level. And there are maybe > other differences that I don't know about. > > But, perhaps most importantly I think, it serves to communicate > _intent_, e.g. to a future maintainer of the CSS (and remember, that > future maintainer might be you a few months down the road, when the > details are no longer fresh in your mind!), or to someone else, e.g. > who's helping you. > > cheers, > ml
Ahh, yes. Intent. That is the word i was looking for rather than *limit*. As a programmer , i fully appreciate code that demonstrates how it is intended to be used. Thanks all and i will check out the wiki when i get a chance. -- pjs
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