If I want to give special priority to property values I want to declare for
a particular class, should

.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.m yclass.myclass.myclass
{ /* declarations */ }

have that effect?

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On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:54:31 -0400, "Harlan Messinger"
<h.messinger@comcast.net> wrote:
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>If I want to give special priority to property values I want to declare for
>a particular class, should
>
> .myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.m yclass.myclass.myclass
>{ /* declarations */ }
>
>have that effect?[/color]

Hmm, http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/cascade.html says "count the number of
other attributes and pseudo-classes in the selector" - nothing about
whether they need to be unique or not.

But I wouldn't be at all surprised if at least some browsers did
strange things.

Have you considered using !important?

Steve

Steve Pugh <steve@pugh.net> wrote:
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>On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:54:31 -0400, "Harlan Messinger"
><h.messinger@comcast.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>If I want to give special priority to property values I want to declare for
>>a particular class, should
>>
>> .myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.m yclass.myclass.myclass
>>{ /* declarations */ }
>>
>>have that effect?[/color]
>
>Hmm, http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/cascade.html says "count the number of
>other attributes and pseudo-classes in the selector" - nothing about
>whether they need to be unique or not.
>
>But I wouldn't be at all surprised if at least some browsers did
>strange things.
>
>Have you considered using !important?[/color]



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Steve Pugh <steve@pugh.net> wrote:
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>On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:54:31 -0400, "Harlan Messinger"
><h.messinger@comcast.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>If I want to give special priority to property values I want to declare for
>>a particular class, should
>>
>> .myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.myclass.m yclass.myclass.myclass
>>{ /* declarations */ }
>>
>>have that effect?[/color]
>
>Hmm, http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/cascade.html says "count the number of
>other attributes and pseudo-classes in the selector" - nothing about
>whether they need to be unique or not.
>
>But I wouldn't be at all surprised if at least some browsers did
>strange things.
>
>Have you considered using !important?[/color]

It came to mind, but I double-checked what it really means and, if I'm
understanding the spec correctly, it only has to do with altering the
balance between author and user style sheets.

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Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net> wrote:[color=blue]
>Steve Pugh <steve@pugh.net> wrote:
>"Harlan Messinger"<h.messinger@comcast.net> wrote:[color=green]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>If I want to give special priority to property values I want to declare for
>>>a particular class,[/color]
>>
>>Have you considered using !important?[/color]
>
>It came to mind, but I double-checked what it really means and, if I'm
>understanding the spec correctly, it only has to do with altering the
>balance between author and user style sheets.[/color]

Not only.

An !important rule in an author stylesheet over rides all conflicting
rules that do not have !important in any author or user stylesheet
regardless of specificity, position in the cascade, or position within
the stylesheet. I sometimes use to over ride rules of equal
specificity that have to be specified earlier (i.e. via @include).

An !important in a user stylesheet over rides all conflicting rules in
all other stylesheets.

The order is:
user !important
author !important
author
user
_Within_ those categories the rules of specificity apply.

Steve

Steve Pugh <steve@pugh.net> wrote:
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>
>An !important rule in an author stylesheet over rides all conflicting
>rules that do not have !important in any author or user stylesheet
>regardless of specificity, position in the cascade, or position within
>the stylesheet. I sometimes use to over ride rules of equal
>specificity that have to be specified earlier (i.e. via @include).
>
>An !important in a user stylesheet over rides all conflicting rules in
>all other stylesheets.
>
>The order is:
>user !important
>author !important
>author
>user
>_Within_ those categories the rules of specificity apply.[/color]

OK, thanks, I see that now. I had read through the spec too hastily
before.

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