Inline CSS -> Set for deprecation

seodevhead · #1 10-04-2006, 04:42 PM

On one of my web applications I am developing, I am having difficulty finding a way around using inline CSS (ie. <p style="color: #FFF;"> ) for a few various elements.

I was wondering if inline CSS styling through the style attribute is set to be deprecated at any point in the future with XHTML? Is it perfectly acceptable to use inline styling like above? I have always done everything with external stylesheets, but on this particular application I am finding myself stuck with having to use inline CSS on a couple of occassions. Thank you for your help in this matter.

Website Rob · #2 10-04-2006, 06:19 PM

I do not believe 'inline' styling is set to be deprecated within our Lifetime.

What you could do though, for ease of use & reference, is to create a normal style in your CSS then document; the page, why that styling is used, etc.

**the_pm** · #3 10-04-2006, 11:10 PM

Quote:

I was wondering if inline CSS styling through the style attribute is set to be deprecated at any point in the future with XHTML?

IIRC, inline styles are deprecated in XHTML 1.1, and are forbidden in the pending release of XHTML 2.0.

Just set a class and set the style outside of the document structure in your style sheet.

Website Rob · #4 10-05-2006, 01:13 AM

Looks like I need to do more Book learning.

seodevhead · #5 10-05-2006, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by the_pm

IIRC, inline styles are deprecated in XHTML 1.1, and are forbidden in the pending release of XHTML 2.0.

Just set a class and set the style outside of the document structure in your style sheet.

Hey thanks the_pm! When you say "set the style outside of the document structure" does that mean completely external? Or can I place the style in the <head> section (embedded CSS I believe it is called)?

Because my styling is actually coming from a database, I am unsure how to handle this. And because to my knowledge I can't make an external CSS file be dynamic (ie. PHP)... I am unsure what to do. Thanks.

**the_pm** · #6 10-05-2006, 11:01 AM

Why not simply store all of your style information inside a .css document? CSS allows you to keep style information in one spot without any redundancy. That's its charm

If you're worried about being able to style it from a CMS-type editor, perhaps you have the ability to edit and save certain information as flat files?

CSS within your <head> section is allowed in XHTML 1.1. I'm not sure about 2.0, but 2.0 is a working draft, not even close to release. So I wouldn't worry about it for the time being (it's going to be radically different from the (X)HTML to which we've grown accustomed).

<style type="text/css">
<![CDATA[
.class { style:value; }
]]>
</style>

That's how you tell the XML parser to ignore the data within your <style> section. It's safe to use on XHTML 1.0 too.

Fixago · #7 10-05-2006, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seodevhead

Because my styling is actually coming from a database, I am unsure how to handle this. And because to my knowledge I can't make an external CSS file be dynamic (ie. PHP).

To make a PHP file act as a CSS file, and ultimately be dynamic, you would put it in a directory and then adjust how Apache handles CSS files so it would handle them as PHP files by putting (simplest way) an .htacces file in the same directory as the CSS files. Like so:

AddType application/x-httpd-php css

That way, you can put PHP code in your *.css files and it will work

Oh, and you would want to make sure to set the content-type in the "PHP" file so it outputs the CSS file properly.

Inline CSS -> Set for deprecation

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