On 16/06/06, David Hucklesby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The default value for background-color when none is defined is > transparent, allowing any background set on an enclosing element to shine > through. The reason the validator warns you about having a > background-color defined with your (text) color is in case the color > shining through may be similar, making your text vanish. The validator > checks one rule at a time and can't tell.
The validator doesn't have access to all the rules that may be applied (such as those from user and browser default stylesheets). -- David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk><http://blog.dorward.me.uk> ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
