Re: [WSG] need explanation on this css element please

2005-01-28 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh 
On 29 Jan 2005, at 5:12 am, Rob Mientjes wrote:
*html li {padding:0;margin:0;}
It's the 'star html' hack, which is only parsed by IE. IE thinks
there's another element 'above' html. There isn't, but hey.
also, I noticed this doesn't validate by w3c, but I see it a lot
It should validate. Get rid of the space.
It should be * html rest-of-selector {property:value}
Note the space between the * and html.
Philippe
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Re: [WSG] need explanation on this css element please

2005-01-28 Thread Rob Mientjes 
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:04:52 -0500, Bruce Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> *html li {padding:0;margin:0;}

It's the 'star html' hack, which is only parsed by IE. IE thinks
there's another element 'above' html. There isn't, but hey.

> also, I noticed this doesn't validate by w3c, but I see it a lot

It should validate. Get rid of the space.
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[WSG] need explanation on this css element please

2005-01-28 Thread Bruce Gilbert 
Can someone explain exactly what using * in front of something does such as

*html li {padding:0;margin:0;}

also, I noticed this doesn't validate by w3c, but I see it a lot
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