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CSS Geekery
Ladies and gentlebeasts, I have reached new heights of geekery.
I am proud to announce that after who knows how long of playing with css, I finally understand the Box Model Hack.
Yay me.
Update: I should note that this one small success does not mean that I like CSS, understand it completely and can immediately write cross-browser valid css without a fair amount of swearing and hair-pulling. 'Cos I can't (yet, maybe never?), no matter how much I might wish it were so.
Update 2: I also realise that I'm putting a huge amount of effort into something that it's entirely possible nobody will be impressed with and understand just how much work it's been for me. I suspect the audience will be divided into two camps: those that just see a site that works in their browser and don't think about the effort that's gone into it, and those who look at the code and think "what a pile of shite, I could have done it much better".
I'm still putting the effort in though. It's a geek thing.
December 28, 2003 in Web/Tech | Permalink
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I'm impressed.
Posted by: Adrian | Dec 29, 2003 12:06:41 PM
I'll also be impressed. In case it helps you at all, CSS-Discuss has a wiki with all sorts of useful "This doesn't work in this browser" type information, and examples of how to get certian ideas working cross-platform.
It's at http://css-discuss.incutio.com/
Posted by: Aquarion | Dec 29, 2003 12:48:36 PM
I am astounded, partly because I have no idea what it is, and also because you make it sound effortlessly.
Posted by: Jay | Dec 29, 2003 1:47:16 PM
I'm even more impressed and astounded, because my last two site designs have been in CSS and I'd never heard of something called a 'box model hack'. Hmm, maybe I'll actually read the instruction book next time, rather than just hoping for the best . . .
Posted by: Vaughan | Dec 29, 2003 6:20:23 PM
I also am impressed.
Posted by: Michael | Dec 29, 2003 8:02:37 PM
Seems to be working in Mac on Safari - not like some. Keep up the good work
Posted by: Huwge | Dec 29, 2003 9:27:45 PM
Sorry to be boring but yep, I'm impressed too. Looking forward to the new design too.
Posted by: Daisy | Dec 30, 2003 12:07:34 AM
I'm impressed, simply because you care to learn it. *hugs*
Posted by: Courtney | Dec 31, 2003 5:57:54 PM
okay, now explain it to me!
Posted by: wanderingstar | Dec 31, 2003 11:55:44 PM
CSS makes my eyes bleed and after all this time trying to understand it I still don't - so I am impressed too!
Posted by: Christine | Jan 2, 2004 8:14:33 PM

