Re: clarification needed : Computed Style Value of 'font-family'

Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote:

> * Daniel Glazman wrote on www-dom@w3.org:
> 
>> Let's suppose that the following CSS style declaration applies to a 
>> given element :
>> 
>>  font-family : Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
>> 
>> What is the computed style value for 'font-family' on this element, 
>> supposing that Helvetica font is not available on the system but Arial is ?
>> 
>> (a) "Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"
>> (b) "Arial"
>> (c) "Arial, sans-serif
> 
> 
> I'd say a). Font-family names aren't relative to another value, so they
> are absolute and the computed value of an absolute value is equivalent
> to the specified value, see [1]

Fine for me. Just wanted to be sure that everyone agrees on that. Thanks.

</Daniel>

Received on Monday, 30 April 2001 09:49:32 UTC