>On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:04:55 -0400, Scott Glasgow wrote: >> There seems to be a good deal of contention, or at least spirited >> discussion, on the >> value or advisability of using reset stylesheets >> (http://www.webmasterworld.com/css/3329010.htm). I'm just getting back >> into this and >> I'm curious if there is any consensus here on the advisability of using >> this method, >> and if so, whether the YUI or the Meyer (or some other) approach is >> considered "best." >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Hi Scott, >My reading of Eric Meyer's "universal reset" is rather different. > >I believe he uses this "neutralizing" CSS to make sure that all >required properties are added back later. This way, no element >winds up with browser-applied properties, any of which may differ >from browser to browser. > >If I understand this correctly, you would take out the "reset styles" >when done, leaving you with a document with no style left to the >whim of a particular browser. > >BTW - I almost missed your post, as it was attached to an earlier >thread and thus well away from today's posts. I suggest you create >a fresh message using the email address at the bottom of every >css-d post, rather than replying to an irrelevant subject. > >Cordially, >David >--
Thanks for the heads up, Dave. I have done that with this message, which has probably _really_ hosed the thread continuity. ;-) I use OE to read and reply to the list, not the threaded online interface, and CSS-D is a bit different from most of the other lists I subscribe to, beginning with the Reply All requirement, and I've been gone for two and a half years, so it'll take a bit of getting used to again. I'm a little confused. My understanding was that the reset CSS basically zeroed out, or nulled, all the various incompatible browser defaults, and then the developer was responsible for styling those elements actually being used. It seems to me that removing the reset CSS at that point would cause all of those defaults not explicitly overridden by the developer to come into play, reintroducing the cross-browser jumble that is the usual case. Or am I missing something? Cheers, Scott ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
