The only hack that I think is really necessary is the box model hack. Hacks are over-used, usually to quickly solve a cross-browser problem that can actually be fixed with good, non-hack CSS. This is the goal of web standards after all - one size fits all.
---------------- Patrick Griffiths (PTG) http://www.htmldog.com/ptg/ http://www.htmldog.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Budd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: [WSG] Hacks > Whenever I trawl lists like css-discuss, I'm always surprised about the > amount of hack related discussion there is. > > People are always talking about the holy hack, the underscore hack or > the star hack, about IE7, the high pass filter or the mid pass filter. > > As somebody who is quite experienced with CSS you'd be forgiven for > thinking that I'd know about all these hacks. However about the only > hack I use (and have ever actually needed) is Taneks old school box > model hack, and even this I use sparingly. > > So I'm interested to hear what you folks think. Do you hack or are you > hack free? If you hack, what methods do you use, why do you use that > method, and more importantly, why do you need it in the first place? > > > Andy Budd > > http://www.message.uk.com/ > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
