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Re: !important [about subject lines]

From: Tina Marie Holmboe <tina@elfi.elfi.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:10:26 +0200
Message-ID: <20010410211026.A32505@elfi.elfi.org>
To: Frank Tobin <ftobin@uiuc.edu>, "Fitzgerald, Jimmie" <Jimmie.Fitzgerald@jbosc.ksc.nasa.gov>
Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org 
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 01:39:39PM -0500, Frank Tobin wrote:

> Fitzgerald, Jimmie, at 14:07 -0400 on Tue, 10 Apr 2001, wrote:
> 
>     Clear enough for anyone who knows style sheets.
> 
> !important clearly enough means "not important" for most programmers.
> You can't assume the reader assume the context is CSS.

  On a WAI-related list, I believe it is fair to say that one *can* assume
  this. I'm sorry, but I found the topic emminently clear and consise.

  This *is* however a matter of viewpoint, so not really a viable
  discussion topic.


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 - Tina Holmboe
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