[OT] Useful Start Page revisited

[Nigel Ridley]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Nigel Ridley wrote:
>> Because it's good practice. To quote from 'Web Designer's Reference' by Craig Grannel:
>> [quote]
>> The problem with the link method is that obsolete browsers see the style sheet but don't 
>> understand it. This results in garbled layouts-- and often in unusable websites for those 
>> unfortunate enough to have to deal with arcane web browsers. The solution is to hide the CSS from 
>> such browsers by using a command that they don't understand and so will ignore. This is often 
>> referred to as the @import method.
>> [end quote]
> 
> It's a dirty hack.  Now, sometimes a dirty hack is exactly what you
> need, but this is not one of those times.  According to
> http://www.digbyswift.com/development/css/filters/, the only three
> browsers that don't support the syntax you used are Netscape 4 (Win),
> Mac IE 5.2, and Netscape 4 (Mac Classic).
> 
> Not one of those browsers was released in the last 7 years, and not one
> of them runs on Linux.
> 
> Matt Flaschen
> 
So I'll change it :-)
The book mentioned is about 3 years old - so perhaps it's about time to 'upgrade'!

Blessings,

Nigel