Chris Ovenden wrote: > Interesting issue, and one I haven't given much thought to before. For > what it's worth I only use the colour keywords 'black' and 'white' (no > argument about what these mean!) > > But what about the three-digit hex contractions - ie #363 instead of > #336633? I love other CSS shortcuts, but for some reason this one > really irks me
I know what you mean, but at the end of the day I simply prefer 6-digit hex codes - for the sake of uniformity. There is, in terms of rendering, no ambiguity with shorthand hex, rgb values or 16/256-colour codewords - but I like to operate off a single system of comparable values. Hex is slightly less human-readable than rgb, but makes up for it in always taking up only the same 7 character spaces (yes, I am that bloody-minded). It makes things easier to compare, and I know where to look in my graphics software. As you say, 'black' and 'white' can't really be faulted. In fact I do feel a little stupid writing out #000000 and #ffffff, but at the end of the day it's just a little eccentricity I feel better for humouring. Regards, Barney ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
