Re: On CSS and other machinations.

[Mission]

barrd,

For some reason, Netscape (or Mozilla) doesn't allow for underscores in names of CSS or 'div' or any DHTML 'id' or 'name' attribute after their version 6 browser for Netscape and any Mozilla (that I'm aware of.) I've contacted them about this, and have had no luck in the getting them to admit it was a mistake, or something intentional for that matter.

The only solution that I have (in order to make the CSS compatible with all browsers) is to avoid the underscore when naming CSS, or DHTML items.

As soon as I read your opening statements, I knew where your post was heading. "Why did that happen?" In this case it's the choice of a browser developer. It has nothing to do with Perl, though I wish it was!

For resources on CSS, you can visit some of the following web sites:

• ZVON
• MeyerWeb
• W3Schools
• OR A List Apart

All are valued resources.

- Mission

[adrianh]

For some reason, Netscape (or Mozilla) doesn't allow for underscores in names of CSS or 'div' or any DHTML 'id' or 'name' attribute after their version 6 browser for Netscape and any Mozilla (that I'm aware of.)

The reason Netscape & Mozilla don't allow "_" is that it's not legal CSS. See the appropriate dull bit from the spec.

Not a bug :-)

I lied. Underscores have been allowed since the 1998 errata.