Re: !important

At 09:28 AM 2001-04-10 -0400, Jim Tobias wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>No, that subject line was not a way to make you read this message, nor
>can I offer you any income enhancement....
>
>It's about the "important" tag in CSS.  As I understand it, it's the
>last refuge of a designer who doesn't want a user's style sheet to override
>the design.  This would seem to jeopardize accessibility.
>
>1. Am I right about "important" -- does it override a user's style sheet?
>

In CSS1, yes.  In CSS2, no.  We got this straightened out in CSS2.  From CSS2
forward a !important from the user takes precedence over a !important from the
author.

Al

>2. Is there a client-side antidote?
>
>3. Is this tag actually being used a lot?
>
>4. Is there a WAI strategy for this, at least in outreach?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jim
>
>
>Jim Tobias
>Inclusive Technologies
>tobias@inclusive.com
>732.441.0831 v/tty
><http://www.inclusive.com/>www.inclusive.com 
>  

Received on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 10:36:26 UTC