'height'
Value: <length> | <percentage> | auto | inherit
Initial: auto
Applies to: all elements but non-replaced inline elements, table
columns, and column groups
Inherited: no
Percentages: see prose
Media: visual
This property specifies the content height of boxes generated by
block-level and replaced elements.
This property does not apply to non-replaced inline-level elements. The
height of a non-replaced inline element's boxes is given by the
element's (possibly inherited) 'line-height' value.
You might find the sidebar tabs for css2 at
http://developer.netscape.com/evangelism/ helpful
--bc
rvj wrote:
> Im sure this must have been raised before but do class styles cascade so
> that an inner element inherits the class styling of the the outer
> element..?
>
> The following displays a red box rather than a green box.
>
> It appears that the inner box is not inheriting the outer elements height
> and width so is not visible.
>
> Ive tried using explicitly using width:inherit; and height:inherit but this
> doesnt work
> either.
>
> Is this a bug?
>
> <STYLE>
> .outer
> {
> display:block;
> width:50px;
> height:50px;
> background-color:red;
> }
>
> .inner
> {
> background-color:green;
> }
>
> </STYLE>
>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY >
>
> <div class="outer">
> <div class="inner"/>
> </div>
>
>
>
>
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