[Tutor] Overriding a function method(HTMLgen)

[Tim Johnson]

* Danny Yoo <dyoo@hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu> [030121 08:25]:
> 
> 
> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Tim Johnson wrote:
> 
> >     I am implementing the HTMLgen library. Very nice. I am using the
> > SimpleDocument object and wished to insert internal css code with the
> > object. After looking at the code and experimenting with it, I felt that
> > it wasn't possible.
> >
> > In HTMLgen.py at line 289, I found the following code:
> >  if self.style:
> >      s.append('\n<STYLE>\n<!--\n%s\n-->\n</style>\n' % self.style)
> > well, all that *seemed* to do (python newbie here) was insert a comment
> > tag.
> 
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Actually, I think the commenting is intentional! it's supposed to provide
> compatible with older web browsers:
> 
>     http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/html/quickref/html_style.html
> 
> So you may not even need to change anything.  Can you check to see if
> using the unmodified HTMLgen code allows your CSS pages to work too?

  Thanks Danny: Yes I did try that and all css rules were inserted into
  a comment tag. And it turns out that the rules are applied. Sorry to
  bother you on this! <duh>

> 
> 
> Good luck to you!

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