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Normalize.css v1.0.0

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Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

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Well, for beginners, this will kill the basic idea to remember necessary things, But hey.. good job!

I have to respectfully disagree here - this is like saying you shouldn't use jQuery, as it will kill the idea of remembering basic JavaScript.

I'd rather just get shit done (tm) than spend time learning all the nuances of cross browser css.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

#12
I'm kind of suspicious of these kinds of things. Especially the "subtle improvements" can have unintended effects.

Can I really just include without worrying about it?

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

#13
post #12

I'm kind of suspicious of these kinds of things. Especially the "subtle improvements" can have unintended effects. Can I really just include without worrying about it?

I believe that all of the CSS in there is the default CSS in at least one browser. It really intends to only normalize between browsers.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

#14
post #12

I'm kind of suspicious of these kinds of things. Especially the "subtle improvements" can have unintended effects. Can I really just include without worrying about it?

Please don't use this file. Use it for inspiration and take the parts that make sense for your website, but don't just copy the entire file without examining it closely.

For example, this file disables the webkit text size adjustment on the iPhone. Text size adjustment is what makes most websites readable on the iPhone without excessive zooming / scrolling. You should disable it only if you are making a mobile optimized version of your website and the automatic text size adjustment actually causes problems.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

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post #2

Well, for beginners, this will kill the basic idea to remember necessary things, But hey.. good job!

Web development is so fucked up, I'll take anything to make it more manageable...especially if it requires me to forget all things necessary! :)

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

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post #14
post #12

I'm kind of suspicious of these kinds of things. Especially the "subtle improvements" can have unintended effects. Can I really just include without worrying about it?

Please don't use this file. Use it for inspiration and take the parts that make sense for your website, but don't just copy the entire file without examining it closely. For example, this file disables the webkit text size adjustment on the iPhone. Text size adjustment is what makes most websites readable on the iPhone without excessive zooming / scrolling. You should disable it only if you are making a mobile optimi…

> this file disables the webkit text size adjustment on the iPhone.

No it doesn't.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

#18

They make textarea display in sans-serif?[0] No thanks. rows and cols should mean something :( [0] https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/blob/master/normali...

C'mon, it's CSS, you can easily remove that line with the textarea declaration and you're done leaving it to whatever is used by a browser. Or make it all serif, it's that easy.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

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post #13
post #12

I'm kind of suspicious of these kinds of things. Especially the "subtle improvements" can have unintended effects. Can I really just include without worrying about it?

I believe that all of the CSS in there is the default CSS in at least one browser. It really intends to only normalize between browsers.

Well the page says Improves usability with subtle improvements.

Re: Normalize.css v1.0.0

#20
post #18

They make textarea display in sans-serif?[0] No thanks. rows and cols should mean something :( [0] https://github.com/necolas/normalize.css/blob/master/normali...

C'mon, it's CSS, you can easily remove that line with the textarea declaration and you're done leaving it to whatever is used by a browser. Or make it all serif, it's that easy.

Don't know why you're getting downvoted: the author explicitly encourages the file not to be used as is but modified to suit your purpose.
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