@import and breaking up large css files

[kenpachi]

Does anyone know if there is any benefit to using an @import inside a style sheet vs having multiple import statements in your html file? Does it cut down on the number of requests at all?

[swa66]

It would create more requests IMHO.

I don't use them at all. I try to have a very few CSS files that I <link>. I try to have one that covers most of the site, and might have a few to do some special things or to have a heavy part of the site not bother all the other pages.

For e.g. print styling I use in side the CSS file itself

@media print {
#menu, #crum, #ads {display:none;}
}

[kenpachi]

I guess they both create the same amount of requests. I just use them because it makes it easier to maintain and update.