Comments on: cssWithVars: jQuery plugin review http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/ The Code Dojo is the veritable repository of random musings from the development team at Code Greene. Mon, 24 May 2010 06:21:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zashkaser http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Zashkaser Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:46:45 +0000 http://dojo.codegreene.com/?p=194#comment-538 Nice site. go to my favorites. TNx Nice site. go to my favorites. TNx

]]> By: Nathan Weizenbaum http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Nathan Weizenbaum Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:47:26 +0000 http://dojo.codegreene.com/?p=194#comment-65 Sass isn't only for Rails. It comes with a command-line utility that can be used with any language or framework, and the [Compass project](http://wiki.github.com/chriseppstein/compass) includes a utility for watching a project to see when the Sass is updated and updating the CSS accordingly. Sass isn’t only for Rails. It comes with a command-line utility that can be used with any language or framework, and the [Compass project](http://wiki.github.com/chriseppstein/compass) includes a utility for watching a project to see when the Sass is updated and updating the CSS accordingly.

]]> By: Mike http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Mike Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:39:06 +0000 http://dojo.codegreene.com/?p=194#comment-63 Interesting comments, the most I had heard about setting variables in CSS before reading any of this was <a href="http://haml.hamptoncatlin.com/docs/rdoc/classes/Sass.html" rel="nofollow">SASS</a>, which is sweet, but only for Rails. @Mac @Mark: I can google the topic, but do you know of any specific resources relevant to CSS integration with PHP? Interesting comments, the most I had heard about setting variables in CSS before reading any of this was SASS, which is sweet, but only for Rails.

@Mac @Mark: I can google the topic, but do you know of any specific resources relevant to CSS integration with PHP?

]]> By: Mac http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Mac Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:22:13 +0000 http://dojo.codegreene.com/?p=194#comment-62 I'm with Mark... PHP is a better option for dynamic CSS that gracefully degrades when they don't have Javascript turned on. This is one of those things where it is better not to depend on the client browser, in my opinion, and just do it right on the server, generating your proper CSS before you send it over. Dynamically generated PHP stylesheets can work really nicely, and can easily be set up to let a user control parts of it. Whether you regenerate them statically at the time that they get edited, or dynamically generate them every time, maybe with some caching enabled, it can be a really slick solution. The nice thing about PHP-generated CSS is that you can make it database driven in addition to simply having shortcuts for repetitive items that you don't want to copy and paste (and have to maintain) in a million places. I don't know why more people don't use it yet... they'll use PHP to generate HTML all day long, but don't seem to apply the same principle to CSS, even though it is almost exactly the same problem. Mac I’m with Mark… PHP is a better option for dynamic CSS that gracefully degrades when they don’t have Javascript turned on. This is one of those things where it is better not to depend on the client browser, in my opinion, and just do it right on the server, generating your proper CSS before you send it over.

Dynamically generated PHP stylesheets can work really nicely, and can easily be set up to let a user control parts of it. Whether you regenerate them statically at the time that they get edited, or dynamically generate them every time, maybe with some caching enabled, it can be a really slick solution.

The nice thing about PHP-generated CSS is that you can make it database driven in addition to simply having shortcuts for repetitive items that you don’t want to copy and paste (and have to maintain) in a million places. I don’t know why more people don’t use it yet… they’ll use PHP to generate HTML all day long, but don’t seem to apply the same principle to CSS, even though it is almost exactly the same problem.

Mac

]]> By: Mark Law http://dojo.codegreene.com/2009/csswithvars-jquery-plugin-review/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Mark Law Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:49:46 +0000 http://dojo.codegreene.com/?p=194#comment-60 Great post, yes this looks very interesting indeed but as you point out it is unfortunately not usable since it is not valid CSS. People with JavaScript turned off could use a different style sheet I suppose. Php seemed like a better option for the moment to dynamically change CSS. Anyway love your website, cheers Mark :) Great post, yes this looks very interesting indeed but as you point out it is unfortunately not usable since it is not valid CSS. People with JavaScript turned off could use a different style sheet I suppose.

Php seemed like a better option for the moment to dynamically change CSS. Anyway love your website, cheers

Mark :)

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