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Don’t be silly. You know any website can just use a canvas to show text and it’d be over. I wanna know how well your CSS overrides work on Google Docs and Googl
by corbezzoli 3y ago
Don’t be silly. You know any website can just use a canvas to show text and it’d be over. I wanna know how well your CSS overrides work on Google Docs and Google Maps.
Users lost that fight when CSS was introduced. I wish the web was just pure content, but it’s not.
- theamk 3y agoGoogle docs you say? Haven't tried this myself, but this claims "distraction free writing" and "dark mode" for google docs.. lots of CSS with some JS sprinkled in... https://gist.github.com/TwistedSnakes/6eeb1590bffc67adbe8e78c4d7de1eb0 https://gist.github.com/TwistedSnakes/6eeb1590bffc67adbe8e78...
- corbezzoli 3y agoGood job missing my point entirely
- eviks 3y agoThey can't "just use" canvas as that's a lot of extra work (and still not a perfect substitute) Also not clear how users lost the fight with CSS when the lack of control is due to canvas
- drekipus 3y agoGoogle docs, maps, etc.. are sites. You can choose not to go to them. Use open street map, or whatever. A browser has more control over what you use. And even yet, when all browsers follow the same standard, you have even less "control" - the standards should be for users