[css-d] class vs id issue

Template coming together but cannot seem to get div class to work. The border doesn't appear if I use the class version If write as div id all works fine but as this is a dynamic page it will return more than one div id and will not comply with mark-up. See

Re: [css-d] class vs id issue

[tonyFelice] Ian, additional questions inline, please: Template coming together but cannot seem to get div class to work. [tonyFelice] does not work on what platform, please? The border doesn't appear if I use the class version [tonyFelice] which border, please? See

Re: [css-d] class vs id issue

All sorted thanks to Roger Roelofs. I must have replied to him directly. Ta Ian -Original Message- From: {tonyFelice} [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 January 2006 19:02 To: 'Ian Young'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED] Css-Discuss. Org' Subject: RE: [css-d] class vs id issue [tonyFelice] Ian

[css-d] class vs. id

I keep seeing examples where people are using classes instead of IDs in their markup. Take this example from the rollover with no link content thread: ul lia href=# class=m_homeimg src=.../a/li lia href=# class=m_newsimg src=.../a/li /ul Now, most of us agreed that what the original poster

Re: [css-d] class vs. id

And, if you *do* want to IDentify each link, an ID is what you want, anyway. Conversely, when writing rules for a class, always specfy the element. If only we all had the freedom to do so. sigh of longing ~ cj [stuck with Microsoft hijacking ID tags for their own use and making it

Re: [css-d] class vs. id

Now, most of us agreed that what the original poster was trying to do wasn't a Good Thing, and there otherwise wouldn't be much use to differentiate the links, but a better way would be to apply IDs instead Unless you have more than one navigation on the page and want to do the

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I think the idea was that the wiki would stay evergreen while the past discussion would not be as available to new members (or existing members who don't feel like searching archives) Wiki pages are also more easily referred to in response to new questions than an old discussion thread.

Re: [css-d] class vs. id

Christian Heilmann wrote: However, as sexy as highlighting with CSS only is, it does not make sense from a usability/accessibility point of view, as the current page _should not be a link_. Personally I highlight the current page with a strong - as this also makes sense without CSS and use

Re: [css-d] class vs. id

However, as sexy as highlighting with CSS only is, it does not make sense from a usability/accessibility point of view, as the current page _should not be a link_. Personally I highlight the current page with a strong - as this also makes sense without CSS and use the body id coupled

Re: [css-d] class vs. id

Brian wrote: Similarly, refer to elements with an ID by the ID alone: #m_home, not a#m_home. There should only be ONE, so there's no need to specify the element. If you have a rule for #container a {} and want new rules for #container #foo {} just give it the rules - anything that