Upcoming: CSS3?

[martintaal]

Hi,
I saw in the 8.2 blog post that currently Isomorphic is working on css3 support with simpler DOM structure generation.

So if I read this correctly then current html/dom generation is also rewritten/reworked for existing components such as ListGrid/FormItems etc.?
For standard skins like the Enterprise skin?

I ask because to me it sounds like a large (but very good) change, or isn't it?

I am quite interested to see the results of this, when will this appear in the nightly builds? (I checked the one from this weekend but couldn't find it in the docs).

gr. Martin

[Isomorphic]

Yes, we're working on this and it's a big deal. It does bring significant DOM simplification, hence more speed and less memory use, but of course the one browser where that's most important (IE) doesn't support enough CSS3 to duplicate the existing skins' look and feel.

It's not documented or supported yet, but you can play with it by looking at load_skin.js in EnterpriseBlue and flipping the useCSS3 variable to on. If you do this the appearance will be exactly the same in modern browsers, and degraded in IE (edges not rounded, gradients don't have color stops, etc).

The intent is that you make the choice whether you want IE to be low fidelity and faster or full fidelity but the same speed it is now.

[martintaal]

Hi,
Thanks, sounds great! What timeframe should I think of for documented css3 support? Like a few months or so?

The css3 flag is in the skin, this means that the generated html will stay the same? Or will the generated html also be more light-weight, make use of css3 to build the ui?

gr. Martin

[Isomorphic]

Probably a few months or less.

If you look at what the useCSS3 flag is doing it's switching to various components with simpler rendering, which means a reduced DOM.

[asingla]

I saw the 8.3 rc notification but it didn't mention anything about css3. Can you please confirm if css3 officially will be part of the 8.3?

Thanks.

[Isomorphic]

Yes, it is.