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"If you don't push it out of the way you won't push it out of the way." - Fine words of wisdom by @tabatkins #css #TheoryOfEveryGrid
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We often "reinvent the wheel" on the Web because we are (and should be) seeking backward-compat/future-adept/current-semi-stability.
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@fvsch We can do nothing to prevent mistakes, and they can be extraordinarily beneficial. The actuality is we ARE reinventing the wheel.
@fvsch Keep in mind layout is the Holy Grail of CSS (for now). It's gonna take a little magic and time to get us all there, I think.
Still wading through grids, grids, grids. Visual designers? Define grid. Mechanical Engineers: Define grid. Everyone else: Define grid. Go!
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@200ok Oh, that's right. *smh* how could I forget THE PONY!
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@johnfoliot Hopefully with four newly appointed and diverse editors, the #HTML5 spec will find that diversity helpful and illuminating.
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@fvsch HA! You'll note I don't hang around there much either. ;)
It's only a small issue we webfolk have to manage: Embrace the past, prepare for the future and giving everyone what they want right now!
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@fvsch @markboulton @khoi I think anyone working with #CSS should spend a day observing @csswg to gain insight into what interop takes.
Interesting and useful - normalize.css A modern, HTML5-ready alternative to CSS resets, necolas.github.com/normalize…
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@japchap Especially for those of us working at the intersection of Open Web and Music! Kind of an ironic fender bender.
@japchap Well, since the man himself is no longer among us to answer for himself, the point's moot. It's an interesting thing to witness.
ACTION! @csswg members Peter and Steve to describe a line-based layout grid unified model of *everything* cc/ @markboulton
@japchap The point is Zappa was a point to point person. The profiteers and middlemen are the offensive issue (AKA Apple, RIAA etc.)
Anarchistic and hilarious! Mental models and grids and table legacy and cells and lines not cells not grids. Solution: "Tables Level 2" #css
@ginader That's *exactly* why specs are so critical, or at least some independent normalization of syntax across frameworks.
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