Re: [CSS21] inherit keyword and shorthand properties do not fix problem mentioned in CSS 2 errata

* David Dorward wrote:
>The Errata for CSS 2 states:
>
>    Shorthand properties take a list of subproperty values or the
>    value 'inherit'. One cannot mix 'inherit' with other subproperty
>    values as it would not be possible to specify the subproperty to
>    which 'inherit' applied. The definitions of a number of shorthand
>    properties do not enforce this rule: 'border-top', 'border-right',
>    'border-bottom', 'border-left', 'border', 'background', 'font',
>    'list-style', 'cue', and 'outline'.
>
>However, this problem appears to be in the working draft for CSS 2.1
>as well. Perhaps it should be fixed?

See 1.4.2.1, "Such a type does not include the value 'inherit'".
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Received on Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:33:27 UTC