> When I use the shorthand
> background: url(image.gif) fixed;
> 
> all browsers should expand it to
> background: url(image.gif) 0% 0% fixed transparent;
> 
> 
> In Mr. Zeldman's book (Designing with ...) I've seen an explicit
> 
> p {
>     background: transparent;
>     ...
>     ...
>     }
> 
> and I don't understand, why it could/should be important,
> since this is the initial value anyway, and there is no
> earlier declaration to overwrite. Prevention?

My guess it is a best practice thing: When you define a foreground,
you should also define a background. The CSS validator also moans
about omitting that.


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