- From: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:48:45 +0200
- To: George Lund <george@lundbooks.co.uk>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Also sprach George Lund:
> >I don't think the Media Queries specification (MQ) addresses all
> >presentation problems, and it doesn't solve any one problem fully.
> >However, it gives authors a way to express presentation preferences
> >that are beyond CSS and well into JavaScript-land. Using JavaScript
> >and proprietary interfaces, much of the MQ functionality can be
> >achieved. So, if MQ appears hostile, JS is the target.
>
> Why would it be an achievement to persuade authors not to use JS for
> such things, only to provide them with an 'approved' method to replicate
> the same (misguided) attempts at pixel-perfect control in CSS?
In general, I believe a declarative solution is better than an
imperative solution. You argue that authors are misguided in trying to
influence the presentation at this level. I don't necessarily disagree
with you, but I see the horrors of "dynamic HTML" on the web everyday
and don't want to condemn authors into JS for wanting to reuse content
on many devices.
-h&kon
Håkon Wium Lie cto °þe®ª
howcome@opera.com http://people.opera.com/howcome
Received on Friday, 19 July 2002 06:54:22 UTC