- From: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:36:50 -0400
- To: "Jim Tobias" <tobias@inclusive.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 09:28 AM 2001-04-10 -0400, 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? > In CSS1, yes. In CSS2, no. We got this straightened out in CSS2. From CSS2 forward a !important from the user takes precedence over a !important from the author. Al >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 ><http://www.inclusive.com/>www.inclusive.com >
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