Comments on: 5 Tips for Better CSS Files http://www.impressivewebs.com/5-tips-for-better-css-files/ Web Design Articles & Tutorials. To make the web impressive. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:11:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Sutton http://www.impressivewebs.com/5-tips-for-better-css-files/#comment-200 Bob Sutton Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:24:34 +0000 http://www.impressivewebs.com/tips-for-better-css-files/#comment-200 Your example of long-winded notation makes the point for shorthand styling, but something seems amiss. Here is the WC3-ordained verbose method: #my_example { background-image: url(../example_image.jpg); background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 0; } And, here's the strong, silent type: #my_example { background: url(../example_image.jpg) transparent no-repeat 0 0; } Your example of long-winded notation makes the point for shorthand styling, but something seems amiss.

Here is the WC3-ordained verbose method:

#my_example {
background-image: url(../example_image.jpg);
background-color: transparent;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 0 0;
}

And, here’s the strong, silent type:

#my_example {
background: url(../example_image.jpg) transparent no-repeat 0 0;
}

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