Comments on: Defeating IE6 with Emphasis - The Underscore Hack http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joshua http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-295 Joshua Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:13:56 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-295 @Deron: That's been my experience as well. I rarely use hacks, but if I do need one for IE6, the underscore is my first choice because I find it the most natural fit for my style of CSS coding. It also means that I can do all of my work in the stylesheet rather than having to edit the HTML. @Deron: That’s been my experience as well. I rarely use hacks, but if I do need one for IE6, the underscore is my first choice because I find it the most natural fit for my style of CSS coding. It also means that I can do all of my work in the stylesheet rather than having to edit the HTML.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-294 Deron Sizemore Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:39:40 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-294 If I have to use any "hacks" for IE, I prefer to just use IE conditionals. Either way will work, I just like conditionals better because I find it a little easier. Once all browsers have standards support and we can finally stop developing for IE6, all I need to do is simply delete the IE stylesheet, rather than dig through code to find the hacks to remove. That's supposing of course that you're using a ton of hacks in your stylesheet that you'd have to find. In my experience, most layouts can be accomplished without hacks at all. If I have to use any “hacks” for IE, I prefer to just use IE conditionals. Either way will work, I just like conditionals better because I find it a little easier. Once all browsers have standards support and we can finally stop developing for IE6, all I need to do is simply delete the IE stylesheet, rather than dig through code to find the hacks to remove. That’s supposing of course that you’re using a ton of hacks in your stylesheet that you’d have to find. In my experience, most layouts can be accomplished without hacks at all.

]]> By: Joshua http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-160 Joshua Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:30:19 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-160 The CSS would still remain valid, since the underscore is permitted by the spec. However, the W3C's automated validator will (incorrectly) say that it is invalid. Putting the IE hacks in a separate block could be a good idea, depending on the circumstances. If I need to use them, though, I tend to keep them next to the property that I'm overriding so that when edits are made in the future, I'll know to change both values. The CSS would still remain valid, since the underscore is permitted by the spec. However, the W3C’s automated validator will (incorrectly) say that it is invalid.

Putting the IE hacks in a separate block could be a good idea, depending on the circumstances. If I need to use them, though, I tend to keep them next to the property that I’m overriding so that when edits are made in the future, I’ll know to change both values.

]]> By: Eric Davis http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-158 Eric Davis Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:02:37 +0000 http://joshuaclanton.com/blog/2008/01/09/defeating-ie6-with-emphasis-the-underscore-hack/#comment-158 Interesting but would css using that still validate? I think it might even be cleaner to just override IE6's css in a separate block. /* All browsers */ #page { background-color: white; } ... /* IE hacks */ #page { _background-color: black; } ... (other IE hacks) Interesting but would css using that still validate?

I think it might even be cleaner to just override IE6’s css in a separate block.

/* All browsers */
#page {
background-color: white;
}

…

/* IE hacks */
#page {
_background-color: black;
}

… (other IE hacks)

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