Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-24 Thread Paceaux
Thanks Vince, David, Barney, and others for your constructive thoughts and suggestions. I would think this is certainly the best forum to discuss when and why we use certain CSS3 features. I didn't consider Mr. Laasko's response to be a slide against my designs at all. We're all professionals a

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-19 Thread david
On 02/19/2012 04:58 AM, Ghodmode wrote: On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Barney Carroll wrote: ... Elliot Jay Stocks' idea of transitioning all layout metrics on viewport resize [1] is definitely a fun trick, but in practice the effect is neither conducive to better user experience nor aesthet

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-19 Thread Ghodmode
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Barney Carroll wrote: ... > Elliot Jay Stocks' idea of transitioning all layout metrics on > viewport resize [1] is definitely a fun trick, but in practice the > effect is neither conducive to better user experience nor > aesthetically pleasing. This trick is being

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-19 Thread Barney Carroll
Hiya Frank, One of the things that really irritated me when browser started supporting text-shadow was those clever clogs who figured out how to use a lighter colour outset and a darker colour inset shadow to produce an engraved effect on all their body text. I suspect most of these people were Ma

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-18 Thread Ghodmode
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 5:14 PM, David Laakso wrote: > >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Paceaux >> wrote: >>  Howdy all,\ >> >>  I'm writing a blog post on inappropriate or tacky uses of CSS3. >> >> --- >> >> Oh, my... how easy. >> Try writing a blog post on appropriate uses of CSS3. And liv

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-17 Thread bill scheider
Ouch :) On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 5:14 PM, David Laakso wrote: > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Paceaux > wrote: > Howdy all,\ > > I'm writing a blog post on inappropriate or tacky uses of CSS3. > > --- > > Oh, my... how easy. > Try writing a blog post on appropriate uses of CSS3. And live up

Re: [css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-17 Thread David Laakso
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Paceaux wrote: Howdy all,\ I'm writing a blog post on inappropriate or tacky uses of CSS3. --- Oh, my... how easy. Try writing a blog post on appropriate uses of CSS3. And live up to it on your own site... Best, ~d PS Do you have a CSS question? Chelsea Cre

[css-d] Inappropriate uses of CSS3

2012-02-17 Thread Paceaux
Howdy all, I'm writing a blog post on inappropriate or tacky uses of CSS3. The title of the post is actually, "Treat your CSS3 like a lady, not a one-night stand". So far, these are the topics I've thought of addressing: text and box shadows making things illegible or distracting opacity and