- From: David Perrell <davidp@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 18:06:20 -0700
- To: <www-style@w3.org>, "Liam Quinn" <liam@htmlhelp.com>
Liam Quinn wrote: > Um, without a property name, no :) Well, a good browser should be able to understand what I mean. :) > >The size declaration is optional > > No, it's not. There is no ? after <font-size> at > <http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/TR/REC-CSS1#font>. Ah, so there isn't. Well, then, I guess this 'new, improved font' really can't be compatible with the current 'font'. Each family name would have to be prefaced with a font-size. > It's better form to use quotes, but browsers should be able to handle it > otherwise, assuming that the font-size is properly given. The spec says > that "Font names containing whitespace should be quoted" [1], but it > doesn't say that they must be. So, as usual, it's "some pain, some gain", and my evidence was specious. So now I'm thinking a such a change to 'font' is not a good idea. David Perrell
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