tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post464466642778950681..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: CSS: the last word (I hope)Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-15235921613597616302009-03-11T09:57:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:57:00.000-07:00@Ron: Point 1.The IE 7 bug has a workaround and is...@Ron: <BR/><BR/>Point 1.<BR/>The IE 7 bug has a workaround and is, actually, difficult to hit: it requires an off-rendering window dynamic-sized element to not have a set height of any kind. I suspect it is actually an hasLayout bug introduced in IE 7, as it is gone in IE 8 Standard mode and isn't present in IE 6 (which doesn't deal with dynamic sized elements outside of Jscript).<BR/>This kind Mitch074https://www.blogger.com/profile/12135436943850699968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-85854350958184735732009-03-08T18:14:00.000-07:002009-03-08T18:14:00.000-07:00Ron, I applaud both your arguments and your stoici...Ron, I applaud both your arguments and your stoicism in the face of much bigoted abuse. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure that "CSS Wars" existed before your original post, but they certainly do now! This is actually all to the good, because you have brought out into the open some fundamental issues that _everyone_ has been glossing over for some time in almost evangelical zeal about the real Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199078324080140831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-84990278265192639252009-02-25T09:21:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:21:00.000-08:00> IE 7, not 6 nor 8, will have CPU spikes and e...> IE 7, not 6 nor 8, will have CPU spikes and eventually crash in some cases<BR/><BR/>That doesn't sound like "without any problem" to me.<BR/><BR/>> the 'text will spill over if there's not enough room' thingy you assert is bogus too. That's what the 'overflow' property is for.<BR/><BR/>What should I set the "overflow" property to so that I Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-20880196567618916372009-02-25T01:12:00.000-08:002009-02-25T01:12:00.000-08:00Point #3 is bogus: CSS can deal with fluid content...Point #3 is bogus: CSS can deal with fluid content without any problem (however, how it is supported by the browser is another thing: IE 7, not 6 nor 8, will have CPU spikes and eventually crash in some cases).<BR/><BR/>now, the 'text will spill over if there's not enough room' thingy you assert is bogus too.<BR/><BR/>That's what the 'overflow' property is for. By default, text will spill over Mitch074https://www.blogger.com/profile/12135436943850699968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-44528139070941275682009-02-10T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:19:00.000-08:00I've been struggling with CSS for years, learning ...I've been struggling with CSS for years, learning the quirks of it.<BR/><BR/>I agree that CSS for some layout work is a steaming pile of poo.<BR/><BR/>It's really easy if you need a box in the bottom right corner or in some other location.<BR/><BR/>What's tough is exactly what you focused on which is the multi-column fluid/dynamic layouts.<BR/><BR/>Most of the time sites I develop don't have suchRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661174357451523041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-65245672960335909962009-02-08T13:45:00.000-08:002009-02-08T13:45:00.000-08:00Not flamed, but spammed.Not flamed, but spammed.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-4023060496285913922009-02-08T11:34:00.000-08:002009-02-08T11:34:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-51491994919063020812009-02-06T08:57:00.000-08:002009-02-06T08:57:00.000-08:00Great writing, but I suspect you'll get flamed as ...Great writing, but I suspect you'll get flamed as usual :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778044386560168316noreply@blogger.com