But I'm fairly certain that not everybody understands the limitations I mentioned. You and I and hopefully most of the folks here, sure. But spend some time on the css-discuss mailing list [1] for an eye-opener.
Many of the members of that list seem to favor CSS-only solutions even when the user experience is inferior to what you could achieve with a sensible blend of CSS and JavaScript. And they're not just talking demos, they put this stuff into production.
I don't understand that point of view at all. I want the best solution for the user, and I'll use whatever tools are necessary to build it.
Well, in the situation you are describing I most certainly agree. CSS-only solutions tend to be quite lacking in real-world terms. But this was a demo and I saw no indication it was anything other than that. If you were meaning to aim your comment to people that think the way you describe then I apologize, but I didn't get that from your comment.
But I'm fairly certain that not everybody understands the limitations I mentioned. You and I and hopefully most of the folks here, sure. But spend some time on the css-discuss mailing list [1] for an eye-opener.
Many of the members of that list seem to favor CSS-only solutions even when the user experience is inferior to what you could achieve with a sensible blend of CSS and JavaScript. And they're not just talking demos, they put this stuff into production.
I don't understand that point of view at all. I want the best solution for the user, and I'll use whatever tools are necessary to build it.
[1]: http://www.css-discuss.org/