controlling CSS load via JavaScript?

I have a CSS stylesheet that works with current generation browsers
but is unsightly (though still more or less functional) with Windows
IE 5 and earlier.

I'm thinking about using a JavaScript function to load the stylesheet
conditionally, based on browser detection. It would load the CSS for
all browsers except a short list of older browsers. (Exception
detection might later be expanded to include PDAs, etc.)

Without the CSS, the page would display linearly as plain HTML.

However, any browser with JavaScript disabled would also not load the CSS.

What's the current thinking on requiring JavaScript?

Any suggestions for alternative ways to turn off CSS for older browsers?

Thanks,

Kalle

Kalle Nemvalts
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2195 Hearst Ave 250-46 MC 3812
kalle@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-7582

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Received on Thu Jul 6 12:00:13 2006