Re: Should we change linking so that conditional comments for IE are not destroyed?


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Re: Should we change linking so that conditional comments for IE are not destroyed?

by hostyle (Scribe)

on Nov 05, 2004 at 18:25 UTC ( [id://405575]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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in reply to Should we change linking so that conditional comments for IE are not destroyed?

While conditional comments can be handy when you're really really stuck, I don't like to rely on them - mostly because CSS best feature is seperating style from content, and conditional comments must be in the HTML. You can change the entire appearance of a site by editting one CSS file - but if you're using conditional CSS you may have to edit many HTML files. There are other methods of limiting CSS to IE.

/* display for IE only */
* html .whatever {
  font-weight: 300;
  /* hide from IE mac \*/
  color: #ff0000;
  /* */
}
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Most CSS problems between IE 5, 5.5 and 6 on windows are easily resolved. If you have a particular problem that needs solving, let me know

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Re^2: Should we change linking so that conditional comments for IE are not destroyed?
by demerphq (Chancellor) on Nov 05, 2004 at 20:16 UTC

Well, an example off the top of my head is that id like to figure out a way to apply the following style only if the user has IE.

p.nnt-p-title { width: 70%; } 
p.nnt-author { width: 28%; }
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This CSS exploits a bug in IE which makes the Recently Active Threads look a lot nicer (IMO). But instead of ignoring it Opera will do totally silly things (as Opera users view the site in quirks mode)

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