[Pmwiki-users] skin switching problem

[Bronwyn Boltwood]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:39:17 +0000, Hans Bracker <design at flutesong.net> wrote:
> i followed your posts about modular skin design with great interest.
> i am coming round to do some sort of modular design myself, splitting
> the css into several files: a set for fonts and a set for color
> schemes at the moment. a third set for various layout options will
> come i hope.

Personally, I find that separating the rules according to function
makes the skin a lot easier to change and maintain.  For layout
options, well, I found out that the core layout, whitespace, and
borders interlock more than I'd bargained for.  In fact, if the
float-based skin I've finished isn't tough enough to be the default, I
shall give up on the pure CSS layout for default skin quest.  There's
just too many things to go wrong.
 
> But it has been a terrible battle trying to accommodat IE6. I am
> mostly using Netcaptor, which uses IE's engine, and i like it. But
> this css coding has become at  times a nightmare. i run Firefox and IE
> side by side, and pull out my hairs.

Personally, I'd be willing to compromise by feeding IE its own
variation of the layout, using CSS filters and hack management.  Here
are some links that you'll find useful:

http://www.tantek.com/CSS/Examples/
http://www.dithered.com/css_filters/css_only/index.php
http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/overview/

Bronwyn