Stylesheets - "tuning" CSS

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"tuning" CSS

Jeremy

2007-04-06, 6:19 pm

Is it possible to develop inefficient CSS? I ask because when we strip
all the CSS out of a dynamic page, it loads into the browser in a flash.
When all the CSS is enabled, the browser seems to take (depending on the
browser IE seems slower than FF and depending on the PC too) potentially
a very long time (maybe up to 10 seconds) to finish laying everything
out. These are not terribly complex (as far as I can tell) pages and I
wonder whether the CSS can be coded in ways that can make it quicker for
the browser to understand the required result.

The page has 4 style sheets (plus a fifth if IE).

As an aside, in some caes we are using .png images which require some
special handling for IE - perhaps this is an extra layer of
complication.

Be grateful for any pointers.

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jeremy

Bergamot

2007-04-06, 10:15 pm

Jeremy wrote:
> Is it possible to develop inefficient CSS?

It's actually very easy to develop inefficient CSS, I think. :)

> The page has 4 style sheets (plus a fifth if IE).

That's 4-5 separate trips to the server, at least for the first page.
After that the stylesheets should be pulled from the cache.

> As an aside, in some caes we are using .png images which require some
> special handling for IE - perhaps this is an extra layer of
> complication.

Of course it's an extra, but the actual time it takes to process may be
insignificant.

> Be grateful for any pointers.

A URL would be helpful.

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Berg

selvadealma@gmail.com

2007-04-10, 6:17 pm

> Is it possible to develop inefficient CSS?

I'm a master at it