Frank, so many people are unable to see simplicity because it's (irony of ironies here) so difficult for them.

There are several ways to do what you've suggested, but one of the easiest is so easy most people would never think of it, including some developers. I'm just putting the finishing touches to a site for an offline business where I'm using that technique to make some of the pages very unique, and it sure saves a chunk of time.

I'm reminded of a lovely episode of a show in the UK called Red Dwarf, where the main characters were imprisoned on an alien planet. The 'leader' made an elaborate plan to escape by tunnelling, using a spoon and a lot of hard work.

The android then suggested that they could just use the transporter device he had in his hand. Queue tremendous audience laughter.

Quite honestly, I've seen something similar in real life so many times it's better than a sitcom.

"Work smarter, not harder", is a popular saying for a good reason. But sometimes it should be work "simpler, not harder."

Amin