Hello, This method is not something I would recommend. The possible problems I see:
* no full use of caching. A css file needs to be loaded by a browser only once, then it is stored in cache. By adding a separate stylesheet for each page you will lose that speed gain. * what with elements that appear on more than one page, but not on enough pages to put them into the main.css. Do you plan on updating all css files when the style of this element changes? * The fact that you have two css files to check won't make it any easier either. * What about new templates. People will need to create new stylesheets for those, even when no new elements are introduced. When using a tool like Firebug to find css rules, the problem of a big css is limited. Also, using a good editor will fix most of the issues. And of course, there's always the trusty ctrl+F In the long run, I would advise against this method :) Greets, Niels Matthijs -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Faircloth Sent: maandag 18 februari 2008 17:09 To: 'CSS Discussion' Subject: [css-d] Request for Comments on this CSS Stylesheet Approach Hi, all. I'd like to know your thoughts on including separate stylesheets for individual pages. I've realized at the start of a pretty large site, including Internet and Intranet sections, that my stylesheet could grow very large and even finding sections of styles for particular pages could be a cumbersome task. What I'm considering is having one main stylesheet, then having supplemental stylesheet for the various pages I will create. E.g., for a particular page, I would have main.css, plus index.css. For announcements, I would have main.css, plus announcements.css. I would be avoiding loading a lot of irrelevant styles for a particular page and make finding style references much easier, too. It seems like the best way to go, but I want to make sure I'm not creating a problem with the technique with which I'm unaware. I can easily specify which particular page's stylesheet is called by using coldfusion and the cgi.script_name variable. Thoughts? Thanks, Rick ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 5:50 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 18/02/2008 5:50 ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
