Re: a simple question

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Hickson <py8ieh@bath.ac.uk>
To: Ignacio Javier <ignacio.gomez@dicoruna.es>
Cc: www-style@w3.org <www-style@w3.org>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: a simple question


>The answer with 'color' and 'background-color' is to *always* specify
>them together, and *never* use 'background-color: transparent'.

There is no reason not to use "background-color: transparent" as long as you
know what the underlying background is (that is, you have set it elsewhere).
In fact, using this value is absolutely essential for maintaining a
persistent background throughout a (portion of a) document.

> Also,
>if you use 'inherit' for one, use it for the other.

Not necessarily appropriate either. It may be perfectly reasonable to use
"inherit" with "color" and not with "background-color"--again, as long as
you know what the underlying background is.

Braden