- From: fantasai <fantasai@escape.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:32:37 -0500
- To: www-html@w3.org
Alexander Savenkov wrote: > 2003-01-16T00:14:55Z fantasai wrote: > >>He means, I think, that once you use an ID or a class to associate >>style with an element, you cannot re-use that ID or class for a >>different purpose. Therefore, if I need to color one thing red just >>once, and I must create a class "special" for to style it, I cannot >>use "special" for any other purpose. If I instead use a style >>attribute, "special" is not taken and can be used for other things. > > Can't believe my eyes. fantasai is saying that classes cannnot be > reused. You misread the paragraph. I never said classes cannot be reused. I said "you cannot re-use that ID or class for a different purpose". Suppose I have a paragraph I need to have green for some arbitrary reason and I style it with the class "special". A bit further down I have the description of a box of pencils selling as "today's special" for a reduced price. I want to style it so it stands out, but not necessarily by making it green. I can't use class="special" because it's taken. ~fantasai
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