[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8181: css-related bug found in media.php

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#8181: css-related bug found in media.php
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 Reporter:  LHLDevAdmin              |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement              |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:  2.8      
Component:  Optimization             |      Version:  2.6.1    
 Severity:  minor                    |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment (by LHLDevAdmin):

 Replying to [comment:5 mrmist]:
 > Is this not done by design?  I mean yes it does seem syntactically
 broken, but isn't that inline style stuff only pushed if a plugin has
 specifically overriden it?
 >
 > I guess it could all be punted to a dynamically-generaed stylesheet,
 though that might be really complicated to achieve.

 I'm not sure whether I'm reading sarcasm or frustration, so I'll assume
 the latter.

 I'm not sure of the technical definition of 'plugin,' by which you
 operate, but one would think the image gallery option within WordPress is
 part of the software.   Therefore, one should not present 3rd-party plugin
 excuses as arguments against doing something  correctly.  If I wanted
 software that selectively adheres to web-compliance standards, then I'd
 buy a Microsoft product.

 Undoubtedly, a dynamically-generated style sheet would be complicated to
 achieve, and I'm not suggesting you try it.  However, examples abound
 where master and theme-based style sheets working together successfully
 within the application.  In those examples (MS SharePoint comes to mind),
 the master style sheet is not dynamically generated; rather, they are
 deployed with the software and re-deployed with each software version
 update.

 With a master style sheet, which sets above the themes sub-directory
 within the site structure, you could include all styles associated with
 your plugin (meaning those deployed with the software).  This style sheet,
 like all other software-related files within WordPress, can be overwritten
 with each version update.

 As long as WordPress uses class tags to call the styles, I can (where
 needed) write code (at the theme level) to override the master styles.
 Under the current deployment scenario, I'm forced either (a) to accept
 sloppy coding or (b) to modify the software after every WordPress update.

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