- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:44:47 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Jim Tobias <tobias@inclusive.com>
- cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
One of the important changes that have been made to W3C specifications as a result of WAI review was to change the meaning of !important in the CSS2 spec (with regard to its meaning in CSS1). In CSS1, it allows the author to override the user. It is recommended in that spec that browsers provide a mechanism for turning off style sheets (this is the work-around anyway). In CSS2 the cascade order was changed - the following order applies (winners first...): User !important Author !important Author other styles User other styles Browser default cheers Charles McCN On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, 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? 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 www.inclusive.com -- Charles McCathieNevile http://www.w3.org/People/Charles phone: +61 409 134 136 W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI fax: +1 617 258 5999 Location: 21 Mitchell street FOOTSCRAY Vic 3011, Australia (or W3C INRIA, Route des Lucioles, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France)
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