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bitdefuser
Sun 28th Oct '07, 12:31pm
Let's make VBulletin a little more friendly...
For those who don't know what a main CSS easy box is, check the attachment.

There should be an option at the bottom and top of that Main CSS area.
It'll help some of the new VBulletin editors and also help others keep everything organized. (Some need a nice visual. :P)

I know... I know... Use the "Additional CSS Definitions box"!
Well, some users don't know how to use CSS that well. Why do you think it says "Advanced Users"? :o
Using this new option will easily increase development time for almost everyone!

I can't believe this wasn't a VBulletin standard!

ChrisLM2001
Sun 28th Oct '07, 12:58pm
Advanced users would bypass the editor completely and edit the stylesheet directly -- a lot faster! ;) Even beginners could appreciate it better -- especially offline editing and tweaking.

Personally, just would want the XHTML/CSS hardcode removed from php files, so designers can tweak settings easier, instead of digging through php files to change the hard tcat/thead/td tags. In pure CSS, tables styles can be edited straight from the stylesheet, not be forced to use inline presentation tags (a no-no in XHTML Strict and good web code design) to avoid hacking php.

But not holding my breath that vBulletin will change. Two and three years ago I argued this very thing, and probably 3 years from now -- when CSS3 is available -- we'll still be using dressed up HTML 4.01 Transitional markup to design our forums.