On 29 October 2010 16:21, David Hucklesby <huckle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/28/10 5:25 PM, Mathew Robertson wrote: > >> I'll stick my neck out and say... dont do it for the CSS bit... >> specifically, you should be asking -> What is the point of adding a >> specific class to html/body for a specific browser? In particular, >> using this technique discourages the whole "graceful degradation" >> thing. And it adds complexity to the markup too, which doesn't >> necessarily help your brain. >> >> Its an idea which can be used, but that doesn't mean all ideas are >> good ideas... >> >> > Okay. A specific scenario: > I use RGBa backgrounds quite a lot. IE prior to v.9 supports RGBa > "backgrounds" via its gradient filter. How, without using conditional > comments at all, do I target IE 6,7, and 8, bearing in mind that the > solid background color I give very old browsers must be removed from > these versions of IE? > > IMHO, adding classes to the HTML tag this way is far cleaner than using > a number of IE-only style sheets, and the complexity all those > conditional comments add to the markup as well... > > Hi David, I didn't actually say "dont use conditional comments"... I just said dont do it for the html or body tags. The reasoning being to keep the IE-specific logic all in one place (aka: target the element using existing selectors), rather than putting some logic in your main document (ie: adding a class) and some in one or more external files. Whether using distinct stylesheets for each browser or not, is an separate albeit related, discussion on how separation of logic/code/ideas works for a given person. regards, Mathew Robertson ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
