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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	What are the advantages/disadvantages of each method for distributing a/many stylesheet(s)? I see (a not-so-random sample): [url=http://www.in-dented.com]DL[/url] and [url=http://www.liminality.org]Suho[/url] use strictly the <link> method (and, for the record, both your sites look great, except for in NN4, which looks like a random pile of font upon line upon splotch...not that you care.) [url=http://www.zeldman.com]Zeldman[/url] and [url=http://www.bluerobot.com]BlueRobot[/url] use the @import method and it is usable in all the browsers I tested. [url=http://www.meyerweb.com]God[/url] uses only the <link> method and it is usable in all the browsers I tested. Currently, I am a fan of the @import tactic. Is this still in vogue? Are there better ways? Does this @import trick successfully deal with other devices (screen readers, braille browsers, cellular phones, handhelds, web enabled toasters...etc)? discuss Loading...
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