Comments on: Be Careful Editing Your Blogs CSS http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ansel smith http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-350406 ansel smith Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:02:36 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-350406 Nice... You can take up backup before making any changes Nice…
You can take up backup before making any changes

]]> By: Rarst http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-228479 Rarst Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:57:41 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-228479 I usually save html page form my blog and edit it to point to local copy of CSS. After that I edit CSS checking it on saved page. When it's done - I upload. I don't make CSS backups but I mostly comment rules out instead of erasing them. Next time if everything is ok I clean up those obsolete rules. I usually save html page form my blog and edit it to point to local copy of CSS. After that I edit CSS checking it on saved page. When it's done – I upload.

I don't make CSS backups but I mostly comment rules out instead of erasing them. Next time if everything is ok I clean up those obsolete rules.

]]> By: Web Designer Group http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-77089 Web Designer Group Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:05:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-77089 Always creating back up is very important and useful not only for CSS/blog/site but all data. The technique you described is nice. Editing locally have many plus points as compared to :cool: commando style :cool: . Thanks. Always creating back up is very important and useful not only for CSS/blog/site but all data. The technique you described is nice. Editing locally have many plus points as compared to :cool: commando style :cool: . Thanks.

]]> By: Online Backup http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-50344 Online Backup Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:15:18 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-50344 Hey Chris, These are some very good tips! We either run a version control software like subversion, or simply ensure that we edit files offline which are automatically backed up offline. This atleast ensures that we have backup files should we uncover an error in the live site. Hey Chris,

These are some very good tips! We either run a version control software like subversion, or simply ensure that we edit files offline which are automatically backed up offline. This atleast ensures that we have backup files should we uncover an error in the live site.

]]> By: Tibi Puiu http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-40657 Tibi Puiu Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:59:11 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-40657 Thanks for the tips Chris, I always back up all my files, not only stylesheets. Did knew about the local wordpress thingy though, thanks a lot of that. Thanks for the tips Chris, I always back up all my files, not only stylesheets. Did knew about the local wordpress thingy though, thanks a lot of that.

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-40260 Chris Coyier Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:06:21 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-40260 @Sol Lederman: I'm kind of a mac guy, so I'm afraid I don't have any solutions that I can guarantee are super great. I have heard of some windows software that allows you to install multiple versions of IE, but I haven't heard super great things about it. Remember that UNinstalling IE 7 leaves IE 6 behind, so switching back and forth between versions isn't actually very difficult or time consuming at all, you could just leave the IE 7 installer on your desktop and install/uninstall on a whim. If you are on a mac, it's actually a bit easier. You could run Bootcamp with one version installed and then run Parallels or VM Ware with the other installed. But the best mac solution of all has just been released. If you have a n Intel mac, you can run <a href="http://www.kronenberg.org/ies4osx/" rel="nofollow">ies4osx</a> and actually install multiple versions of IE that run right inside OS X. The performance is pretty awful, but it doesn't really matter. It's just for testing not really using. @Sol Lederman: I'm kind of a mac guy, so I'm afraid I don't have any solutions that I can guarantee are super great. I have heard of some windows software that allows you to install multiple versions of IE, but I haven't heard super great things about it.

Remember that UNinstalling IE 7 leaves IE 6 behind, so switching back and forth between versions isn't actually very difficult or time consuming at all, you could just leave the IE 7 installer on your desktop and install/uninstall on a whim.

If you are on a mac, it's actually a bit easier. You could run Bootcamp with one version installed and then run Parallels or VM Ware with the other installed.

But the best mac solution of all has just been released. If you have a n Intel mac, you can run ies4osx and actually install multiple versions of IE that run right inside OS X. The performance is pretty awful, but it doesn't really matter. It's just for testing not really using.

]]> By: James Mann http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39883 James Mann Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:15:39 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39883 I have to admit that I have modified the css file for a few of my blogs without backing it up and managed to make quite a mess. It took me a while to fix the mess I made. It doesn't surprise me though, I tend to learn things the hard way. So I would say doing a backup, BEFORE, making any changes is a great piece of advice. :) I have to admit that I have modified the css file for a few of my blogs without backing it up and managed to make quite a mess. It took me a while to fix the mess I made.

It doesn't surprise me though, I tend to learn things the hard way.

So I would say doing a backup, BEFORE, making any changes is a great piece of advice. :)

]]> By: Armen http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39827 Armen Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:48:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39827 Good advice, Chris. I need to get into the habit of commenting my code, but, I never do. Good advice, Chris. I need to get into the habit of commenting my code, but, I never do.

]]> By: John http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39807 John Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:57:59 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39807 I've definitely learned my lesson the hard way. What I like to do is create a separate directory on your host and just mirror your site there. Then you can mess around with the CSS file and figure out how you want it before applying the changes to the main site. I've definitely learned my lesson the hard way. What I like to do is create a separate directory on your host and just mirror your site there. Then you can mess around with the CSS file and figure out how you want it before applying the changes to the main site.

]]> By: Sol Lederman http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39777 Sol Lederman Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:51:25 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39777 Chris, Do you have any tricks for checking CSS changes on both IE6 and IE7? I realize that there are significant differences between the two versions so it's prudent to check both. But, my experience has been that when I've upgraded to IE7, IE6 goes away. Where I used to work, the sysadmin had some hack for keeping both versions of IE on one machine but it had some unpleasant side effects. Short of having two machines around, what can someone do? Chris,

Do you have any tricks for checking CSS changes on both IE6 and IE7? I realize that there are significant differences between the two versions so it's prudent to check both. But, my experience has been that when I've upgraded to IE7, IE6 goes away. Where I used to work, the sysadmin had some hack for keeping both versions of IE on one machine but it had some unpleasant side effects. Short of having two machines around, what can someone do?

]]> By: Chris Coyier http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39759 Chris Coyier Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:34:08 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39759 Glad to hear you guys and gals are making backups. Cheers to never losing important data! @Sol Lederman: YES. I really should have mentioned that in the article. At the very least people should test the look of their blog after major changes in Firefox, IE6, IE7, Safari, and Opera. Glad to hear you guys and gals are making backups. Cheers to never losing important data!

@Sol Lederman: YES. I really should have mentioned that in the article. At the very least people should test the look of their blog after major changes in Firefox, IE6, IE7, Safari, and Opera.

]]> By: Sol Lederman http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39712 Sol Lederman Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:15:26 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39712 Also, be sure to check your various site pages in IE if you use Firefox, like I do. I made a change once that looked fine in FF but badly broke in IE. Also, be sure to check your various site pages in IE if you use Firefox, like I do. I made a change once that looked fine in FF but badly broke in IE.

]]> By: Alex http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39699 Alex Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:47:34 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39699 Yeah, css is a tricky file and backup is definitely a good idea :)I tweak it often enough and find myself having multiple versions of the file with each change. Using Crimson editor allows you to open new file for each code modification so you could test it and go back to last working version easily. Plus you still have the original backed up. I think a version of the css file at each stage is very important so you don't loose ALL tha changes but only those that broke your blog. Yeah, css is a tricky file and backup is definitely a good idea :) I tweak it often enough and find myself having multiple versions of the file with each change.

Using Crimson editor allows you to open new file for each code modification so you could test it and go back to last working version easily. Plus you still have the original backed up. I think a version of the css file at each stage is very important so you don't loose ALL tha changes but only those that broke your blog.

]]> By: Links of Interest - CSS-Tricks http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39515 Links of Interest - CSS-Tricks Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39515 [...] over there regarding blogging specific CSS tips and tricks. This week I am telling people to Be Careful When Editing Your Blogs CSS. Last week I talked a bit about the text editor inside WordPress and how you can Space Out Blocks [...] [...] over there regarding blogging specific CSS tips and tricks. This week I am telling people to Be Careful When Editing Your Blogs CSS. Last week I talked a bit about the text editor inside WordPress and how you can Space Out Blocks [...]

]]> By: Maria http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39642 Maria Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:24:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/12/07/be-careful-editing-your-blogs-css/#comment-39642 I once forgot to make a backup-you surely know what happend next :-( THIS won´t happen to me again!!! I once forgot to make a backup-you surely know what happend next :-( THIS won´t happen to me again!!!

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