Hyphens warning in "check book"

Phssthpok · 12-07-2015, 07:35 AM

If a stylesheet has a CSS rule like "hyphens: auto" (and usually also -moz-hyphens and -webkit-hyphens) the "check book" tool in the editor comes up with a warning about their use. Is there really still an issue with CSS3 features like this? Are there still so many devices around that don't understand CSS3?

theducks · 12-07-2015, 11:53 AM

It is a Warning, not an Error

even my ancient Astak (RMSDK based) does not barf on those (and lots of other stuff does cause grief)

Phssthpok · 12-07-2015, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

It is a Warning, not an Error

even my ancient Astak (RMSDK based) does not barf on those (and lots of other stuff does cause grief)

Indeed it is a warning. But it's annoying having to ignore it "by eye". I'd like the sort of thing that e.g. GCC provides (I know, we're talking about a book editor here, not a compiler) where you can select which warnings you want to ignore. And really, in this day and age, do we really need a warning about a feature which is AFAIK supported by everyone who's anyone? It's not as if I'm targeting IE5 or something! (</rant>)

eschwartz · 12-07-2015, 01:02 PM

Well, validators might barf on things like that too.

So I suppose it matters if you want to submit your books anywhere.

theducks · 12-07-2015, 01:52 PM

I would rather have a Warning, that I can apply knowledge about the Target Audiences limitations (by eye), rather than suppress them and later forget that was there.

Set and Forget

Can't count how many times that one has come back to haunt.

(Some settings I made to Calibre were don 5 years ago...Do I remember all of them?

)

I would rather be nagged every delete, than lose a lot of effort with one wrong click.

Phssthpok · 12-08-2015, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

I would rather have a Warning, that I can apply knowledge about the Target Audiences limitations (by eye), rather than suppress them and later forget that was there.

Set and Forget

Can't count how many times that one has come back to haunt.

(Some settings I made to Calibre were don 5 years ago...Do I remember all of them?

)

I would rather be nagged every delete, than lose a lot of effort with one wrong click.

Sigh. You're probably right. I just wonder though -- in say another 5 years' time, when everyone has moved to CSS4, will that warning still be there about a now-ancient CSS3 feature? At what point do we decide that everyone has been hauled into the 21st century, and support for antique renderers is no longer needed?

12-07-2015, 07:35 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 576 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	Hyphens warning in "check book" If a stylesheet has a CSS rule like "hyphens: auto" (and usually also -moz-hyphens and -webkit-hyphens) the "check book" tool in the editor comes up with a warning about their use. Is there really still an issue with CSS3 features like this? Are there still so many devices around that don't understand CSS3?

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12-07-2015, 11:53 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It is a Warning, not an Error even my ancient Astak (RMSDK based) does not barf on those (and lots of other stuff does cause grief)

12-07-2015, 01:02 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, validators might barf on things like that too. So I suppose it matters if you want to submit your books anywhere.

12-07-2015, 01:52 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I would rather have a Warning, that I can apply knowledge about the Target Audiences limitations (by eye), rather than suppress them and later forget that was there. Set and Forget Can't count how many times that one has come back to haunt. (Some settings I made to Calibre were don 5 years ago...Do I remember all of them? ) I would rather be nagged every delete, than lose a lot of effort with one wrong click.

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