Master Suku was inspecting the Spider Clan’s code base when
she called a certain monk into her chamber.
Said Suku: “We display warnings in bold red text throughout
our many applications. How is this done?”
The monk replied: “In our shared stylesheet I have created a
CSS class for this express purpose, named boldRedText.”
Said Suku: “A most memorable name. Sadly, the provincial
governor wishes his applications to promote a mood of
tranquility. See that all warning text is rendered in a pale
italic violet.”
The monk bowed and exited.
Suku later inspected the monk’s work and discovered that he
had renamed the style to paleItalicVioletText, changing
references to it in hundreds of JSPs. She called the monk in
again.
Said Suku: “The provincial governor is a most particular
man, and has decided that the display of warnings in deep
blue text of normal weight upon a gray background would be
infinitely more soothing. See that the changes are made.”
The monk bowed and exited.
Suku later inspected the monk’s work and discovered that he
had renamed the style to deepNormalBlueOnGrayText, again
making the necessary changes far and wide in the code base.
She called the monk in again.
Said Suku: “The provincial governor is a most fickle man,
and has decided that the display of warnings in italic
rose-red text with underlines on a cream background would
spur the user into corrective action. See that the changes
are made.”
The monk bowed and exited.
Suku later inspected the monk’s work and discovered that,
this time, he had not changed the name of the style in his
many JSPs. Instead only the solitary definition of
deepNormalBlueOnGrayText had been changed, so that it now
produced italic rose-red text with underlines on a cream
background. Suku sighed and called the monk in again.
When the monk entered her chambers Suku let fly several
shuriken that pinned the surprised monk’s robes to the
wooden door. One blade had come dangerously close to
permanently altering his private life.
Suku turned back to her keyboard, saying: “Consider that
your final boldRedText.”
