Comments on: A terrifying wall of IF statements http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-9022 Dougal Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:28:07 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-9022 <p>I came to the conclusion, while thinking the matter over, that this theme was put together by an idiot. The lack of numbered points in your <code><ol></code> is down to the style sheet using <code><li></code> elements to contain comments (really!) and not accounting for the fact that commenters might want to use that standard HTML feature too. So your list looks like a series of three comments separated by thin lines.</p> <p>Like I said, whoever put the theme together didn't think that commenters would want lists and to therefore set up nested <code><li></code> styles with default/expected behaviour. I've been thinking for a while I need to abandon this theme. Maybe getting one that doesn't surprise so often would be good?</p> I came to the conclusion, while thinking the matter over, that this theme was put together by an idiot. The lack of numbered points in your <ol> is down to the style sheet using <li> elements to contain comments (really!) and not accounting for the fact that commenters might want to use that standard HTML feature too. So your list looks like a series of three comments separated by thin lines.

Like I said, whoever put the theme together didn’t think that commenters would want lists and to therefore set up nested <li> styles with default/expected behaviour. I’ve been thinking for a while I need to abandon this theme. Maybe getting one that doesn’t surprise so often would be good?

]]> By: Robert Hulme http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8974 Robert Hulme Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:46:34 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8974 <p>Try looking for the missing text in A5?</p> Try looking for the missing text in A5?

]]> By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8973 Dougal Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:45:25 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8973 <p>@Rob: It did, and yet if you check the source, it apparently <em>didn't</em>. I am sorely baffled.</p> @Rob: It did, and yet if you check the source, it apparently didn’t. I am sorely baffled.

]]> By: Robert Hulme http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8969 Robert Hulme Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:55:01 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8969 <p>Hmm your markup thing ate my 1 2 3</p> Hmm your markup thing ate my 1 2 3

]]> By: Robert Hulme http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8968 Robert Hulme Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:54:43 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8968 <ol> <li>Implement Turing machine in Excel</li> <li>????</li> <li>Profit!!1</li> </ol>
  • Implement Turing machine in Excel
  • ????
  • Profit!!1
    • ]]>         By: Robert Hulme http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8967 Robert Hulme Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:53:58 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8967 <p>IF gender == 'male' ...</p> IF gender == ‘male’ …

    ]]>         By: Emily http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8962 Emily Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:01:41 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8962 <p>Dammit, I was just about to go onto Facebook to chastise you for not having written a blog after me and Helen have and then you not only go and write one but you attempted to solve my problem. Men! They're just so....bloody......considerate.</p> Dammit, I was just about to go onto Facebook to chastise you for not having written a blog after me and Helen have and then you not only go and write one but you attempted to solve my problem. Men! They’re just so….bloody……considerate.

    ]]>         By: Lawrence http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/10/20/a-terrifying-wall-of-if-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lawrence Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:57:19 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=474#comment-8960 <p>That this kind of thing even exists makes me somewhat depressed.</p> That this kind of thing even exists makes me somewhat depressed.

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