@import

[gimme_this_gimme_that@yahoo.com]

I've seen this include at several sites.

Is this documented somewhere?

Briefly - how does it work?

Thanks.

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: @import

gimme_this_gimm e_that@yahoo.co m wrote:

I've seen this include at several sites.

Which include? Do not assume people can read the Subject header.

Which sites? In which context within the code?

Is this documented somewhere?

Maybe, maybe not.

Briefly - how does it work?

I don't know. The `@' prefix is used in Microsoft JScript, followed by the
keywords `cc_on', `debug', `if', `position' aso. Maybe `@import' is just
another one of those.

RTFM, STFW.


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[gimme_this_gimme_that@yahoo.com]

Re: @import

I was checking out the code at wikipedia.com.

Search for anything - like HTML and the source has code like this:

/*]]>*/
</style> <script type="text/javascript" src="/w/index.php?title =-
&amp;action=raw &amp;gen=js&amp ;useskin=monobo ok"><!-- site js --></
script>
<style type="text/css">/*<![CDATA[*/
@import "/w/index.php?
title=MediaWiki :Common.css&use msgcache=yes&ac tion=raw&ctype= text/
css&smaxage=267 8400";
@import "/w/index.php?
title=MediaWiki :Monobook.css&u semsgcache=yes& action=raw&ctyp e=text/
css&smaxage=267 8400";
@import "/w/index.php?title =-&action=raw&gen =css&maxage=267 8400";
/*]]>*/</style>

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: @import

gimme_this_gimm e_that@yahoo.co m wrote:

I was checking out the code at wikipedia.com.
>
Search for anything - like HTML and the source has code like this:
>
/*]]>*/
</style> <script type="text/javascript" src="/w/index.php?title =-
&amp;action=raw &amp;gen=js&amp ;useskin=monobo ok"><!-- site js --></
script>

The `script' element ends here.

<style type="text/css">/*<![CDATA[*/
@import "/w/index.php?
title=MediaWiki :Common.css&use msgcache=yes&ac tion=raw&ctype= text/
css&smaxage=267 8400";
@import "/w/index.php?
title=MediaWiki :Monobook.css&u semsgcache=yes& action=raw&ctyp e=text/
css&smaxage=267 8400";
@import "/w/index.php?title =-&action=raw&gen =css&maxage=267 8400";
/*]]>*/</style>

On a closer look you will recognize that the @import declarations are part
of the stylesheet, not of the script. This is specified here:

http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/cascade.html#x5

PointedEars
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evangelism: XHTML 1.0 Strict
madness: XHTML 1.1 as application/xhtml+xml
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[Prisoner at War]

Re: @import

On Apr 20, 2:33 pm, "gimme_this_gim me_t...@yahoo.c om"
<gimme_this_gim me_t...@yahoo.c omwrote:

I've seen this include at several sites.
>
Is this documented somewhere?
>
Briefly - how does it work?
>
Thanks.

I just found out about it myself...it's a way for one CSS file to
"dial in" another...in the CSS-module school of thought, you would
have different CSS files linked by one "master" CSS file...makes any
debugging easier, among other reasons....