The author ignores the idea that his websites don't need to look identical in every browser, and probably can't. If you're getting bent out of shape over the li

The author ignores the idea that his websites don't need to look identical in every browser, and probably can't. If you're getting bent out of shape over the limits of styling an option tag, you're doing it wrong. Give older browsers simpler stylesheets. Build your site to gracefully degrade without javascript and browser errors won't come back to bite you. We have a varied and rapidly changing browser ecosystem - you need to change your design patterns.