- From: David Perrell <davidp@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 11:24:04 -0700
- To: <www-style@w3.org>, "Liam Quinn" <liam@htmlhelp.com>
Liam Quinn wrote: > To me, this supports Netscape's implementation. In the earlier example of > STRONG text within an H1 with font-weight: normal, the STRONG text has no > declarations which apply to it, so the inherited value of font-weight: > normal is used. There is an inherited value, so the initial value is > discarded. This depends on whether the default values in the browser are to be considered a 'reader stylesheet' or something else. The spec is clear about reader stylesheet declarations taking precedence over inheritance. > The CSS1 spec states that inherited values override initial values > (http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/TR/REC-CSS1#cascading-order). "If no declarations apply, the inherited value is used." If the default values are declared in a reader stylesheet, the inherited value is not used. David Perrell
Received on Sunday, 27 July 1997 14:30:22 UTC