Re: How could total separation of content (xhtml/xml) and presentation (CSS) be achieved with the Bitflux Editor (or Mozile)?

Simon Rönnqvist wrote:

> * * * TO THE POINT * * *
> One thing which I at this point think seems to be missing from the  
> Bitflux Editor (and Mozile) is an ability to edit external  
> CSS-properties. :-) It'd be great if one for example could give an  
> image a specific ID and then in the separate CSS float that element  
> right or left. To my present understanding (correct me if I'm wrong)  
> I'd have to specify a class i.e. called left or right, which  
> semantically wouldn't make any sense. Then I might just as well 
> specify  a style="float: ..." attribute instead, and then the 
> separation of  content and style would have failed at that point. (One 
> could of course  argue wether there's a need for total separation or 
> not, but let's say  there is. This img floating is just an example.)
>
> Basically what I'd be looking for is an ability to assign ID:s and  
> classes to elements and then to make certain predefined 
> css-properties  apply to the ID:s or classes of choise. One could 
> build a separate  CSS-editor which could be used with any WYSIWYG 
> xhtml/xml editor that  would allow the user to define class and id 
> attributes for the  elements. But a better idea would be to integrate 
> the CSS-editor with  the WYSIWYG so that all style related data (CSS) 
> would automatically be  separated from the markup (html/xml) without 
> the user even having to  know about it.

Hi,

With separation of style and contents there is a really nice side 
effect, contents are managed by an editor (or non technical user) and 
style is defined by a designer. Allowing the 'editor' to define custom 
stylesheets it becomes very easy that it'll ruin the designers work :(
In my opinion if a certain style is needed for the content, the editor 
should contact the designer and ask him to add the changes he needs.
Even if for some specific cases, like when the editor and designer are 
the same person, it'll become quite unmanageable when the site grows in 
size. Separating the roles of 'editor' and 'designer' makes possible to 
have a consistent design across the whole site, even if the content is 
'imported' from external sources (rss, oo, mail ...).

However, I think that the idea to offer a list of defined classes for an 
element is great and I don't think it's too dificult to implement.

ciao, Iván
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