AuntySpam, Apologies, but you have it backwards. An individual ID can appear ONCE only on a page. An individual class can appear as many times as needed on a page.
Russ > Or even the other way around perhaps? > > One use on a page : ID > Multiple use : class > > As I understand it, you can only have one selector labelled with any > particular ID on a page, but you can have as many selectors with the same > class as you like. You can have dozens of selectors labelled with IDs > but not two with the same ID. Yes? > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Brewnetty (AuntySpam) > Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2004 9:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WSG] text and graphic on one line PROBLEM SOLVED! > > This is the way I understand it: > When you want to use any style more than once, you use ID > When you want it to apply to one element only, you use class. > Is that too simplified? > > AuntySpam, SLP Coordinator, pspug.org > > http://www.pspug.org/edu/edu.shtml > http://www.pspug.org/edu/slp/assign.shtml > http://www.pspug.org/edu/slp/slpparticipants.htm ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ *****************************************************
