Christian Kirchhoff wrote:
> Geoffrey Hoffman schrieb:

>> Or, conversely, why doesn't a class' CSS override a parent container
>> ID's CSS? It seems like it should.
>>
>> Tia,
>> Geoff

>>   
> Hello,
> 
> you might consider looking at this page:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cascade.html#specificity
> 
> The id selector is a higher specifity and the rule attached to it is 
> therefore chosen in the 1st example.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Christian

Or check out this excellent explanation by Andy Clarke:
http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/css_specificity_wars.html

Chris
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