CssHack

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CSS hacks take advantage of browser bugs to perform magic such as "hiding" CssRules from specific WebBrowser?s, or kicking browsers that don't follow the specs into line. There is a long running occasional debate over whether or not these hacks should be used, covered on ToHackOrNotToHack. Please keep such discussions off this page. The attributes of a good CSS hack are described on GoodCSSHack.

Hacks include

• The [Google Chrome Hack] Using :nth-of-type filter to target Safari 3.1 and Google Chrome
• The [Import Hack Variation Table] (Lots of ways to do @import hacks, with corresponding browser support)
• The [Iluminação Lampadas] (Making CSS visible for Opera 7 only) This hack should be avoided, since multiple browsers now understand, or soon will understand media queries
• The ImportHack (hides files from NetscapeFour and older browsers)
• The CaioHack (hides rules from Netscape 4, even 'inline' CSS)
• The AntiNavFourSelectors (simply hide single rulesets from Nav4)
• The BoxModelHack (feeds alternative properties to IE 5.x; several new methods now possible)
• The StarHtmlHack (feeds rules to Mac and Windows IE)
• The [LoneStarHack] (feeds rules to Mac OS9/Classic and Windows IE5.x+)
• The HighPassFilter (hides files from browsers other than IE6/Win, IE5/Mac, Opera 6, Netscape 6)
• The [Portas de Aço] (hides rules from Opera 6 (but not Opera 7!), Amaya 6; [Check to see if this hack works for your browser])
• The GhostInTheBox hack (Makes position:fixed work in IE/Win 6.0)
• The [IE5 Mac Hack] (Targets only IE 5 Mac)
• The [IE 5 Mac Backslash Hack] (Hides styles from IE 5 Mac except for MSN 8)
• The [Meio Ambiente] (Hides files from Mozilla, Safari, Konqueror 3)
• The AlphaBetaPngSupport (Allows cross-browser PNG suport with pure CSS, suports: IE5.5, IE6, Gecko, Opera and kde. All on PC, Linux and MAC. not in Mac opera6 Mac IE5.1)
• The ChildHack (Hides from IE and other less capable browsers)
• The [Max-width in IE Hack] (Uses expression() to fake max-width for IE/Win 5 and 6)
• The [IE Underscore Hack] (Feed rules to IE/Win 5+ using underscores in property names)
• The PseudoCommentHack (Different rule sets for IE4, IE5.0/5.5 and IE6.0)
• The [Character Escape Hack] (filters all IE user-agents, due to IE's missing syntax support)

Hacks for Mac browsers:

• The [body:first-of-type hack] (feeds rules to Safari 3 Only)
• The [CodeBitch OmniWeb Hack] (hides files from OmniWeb)
• The TypeEntityHack (hides rules and/or files from iCab)
• The [LoneStarHack] (feeds rules to OS9/Classic IE5, hides from OSX IE5)
• The [Safari Spacer Hack] (hides rules from Safari and Konqueror) This no longer applies to Safari as of build v73 use the escape hack found here: [1]
• The [Not My Child Hack] (shows rules to MSN MacOSX, hides rules from everything else)
• The [IE5/Mac Band Pass Filter] (feeds rules to Internet Explorer 5 for Mac only)

CategoryBugWorkaround, CategoryBrowserBug

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Document last modified Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:56:39

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