Re: IE 6 and css

by "Steve Mount" <steve(at)saltyrain.com>

Date:	Tue, 26 Mar 2002 20:58:27 -0500
To:	"Lisa Bradshaw" <zibbler(at)web-design-cs.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
References:	fredonia SMount2K pieceoshit pieceoshit2
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Bradshaw" <zibbler(at)web-design-cs.com>


> Because #FFF does NOT equal #0F0F0F. The legal shothand for CSS hex is if
> each pair is the same. So, #9933FF could be written as #93F, which is NOT
> equal to #09030F.  The following is from the W3C site:
>
> You can read the whole artical here:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/syndata.html#color-units
>
> Lisa

OK, seeing in the standard, I can see that it is legal ... but that doesn't
mean it should be used :)  Frankly, I think it adds an unnecessary level of
complexity - if one of my students were to ask me about it, I'd now be able
to knowledgably say "that's valid, but avoid it".

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