Compact HTML vs IE Conditional Comments

[mark0x]

As per the subject really.. Compact HTML is useful but it strips out IE Conditional CSS blocks (I guess it just strips out all comments)

I'm using a fairly advanced 3 column layout which requires these additional conditions in order to display properly on IE <=6

Is there any way to preserve these and still use the Compact HTML option?

The blocks look like this:

<!--[if IE]>...<![endif]-->

[Kermy]

I doubt you can get around this, but you could simply place your style declarations into an external CSS file and link to it that way.

[dave_finlayson]

This post might help, last message on page:-

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ie+conditional

[jont]

place your style declarations into an external CSS file and link to it that way.

Check out http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=27843 for an issue I had on compact HTML and external CSS if you go this route

[mark0x]

Thanks for the suggestions

The "Downlevel-Revealed Conditional Comments" from this thread seem to be the best solution currently

Jont: I actually use your method for including CSS files anyway as it was the first method I came across to get v7 to upload the CSS.. unfortunately I think that IE's conditional comments are only recognized in HTML files and not CSS therefore putting the stuff in the additional CSS file won't work in this situation

[completerookie]

perhaps the solution is one for the AUG, the question keeps being asked.