Re: CSS not working

OK thanks for this - it works now.
and thanks to everyone else who offered help for my problem.

howardm


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian V Bonini <brian(at)livenet.net>
To: howardm <howardm(at)achilles.net>
Cc: HWG Basics <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: CSS not working


> Ok, I know what it is....
> NN is and has always been precariuos at best
> with it's handling of the cascade.
>
> Do this;
>
> <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
> body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
>        font-size: medium;
> }
> p { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
> font-size: medium;
> text-indent: 5%;
> }
> td { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
>        font-size: medium;
> }
> </STYLE>
>
> That will work for sure.....
>
> Also, your still have all your ending font tags in the doc.
> IE: </font>
>
> -Brian
> *****************
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: howardm [mailto:howardm(at)achilles.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 6:17 PM
> > To: Brian V Bonini
> > Cc: HWG Basics
> > Subject: Re: CSS not working
> >
> >
> > I had exactly what you are suggesting - but after a few days I gave up
and
> > changed it to something that I know will work.
> > So I've copied your file onto the page and removed the font tags from
the
> > opening paragraphs.
> > Can you please take a look with Netscape and tell me if it is
> > Arial or Times
> > Roman in the opening paragraphs.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > http://www.achilles.net/~howardm/sasas/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian V Bonini <brian(at)livenet.net>
> > To: <howardm(at)achilles.net>
> > Cc: HWG Basics <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 5:16 PM
> > Subject: RE: CSS not working
> >
> >
> > > Well, how do expect the font to change using just this?
> > >
> > > <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
> > > P    {text-indent: 5%}
> > > </STYLE>
> > >
> > > Try this.
> > >
> > > <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
> > > body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
> > > p    {text-indent: 5%}
> > > </STYLE>
> > >
> > > Also, get rid of all the font tags in your doc.
> > > They are depreciated and shouldn't be used with
> > > CSS, one or the other.....
> > >
> > > -Brian
> > > ***********
> > >
> > > Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:05:32 -0400
> > > From: "howardm" <howardm(at)achilles.net>
> > > Subject: CSS not working
> > >
> > > I'm starting to learn CSS and I've embedded a style sheet into
> > a document.
> > > MSIE seems to act like it should, but Netscape accepts the paragraph
> > > indenting but still shows the font as Times Roman instead of Arial.
> > > It's the latest Netscape - 4.75, so I think it should be working.
> > > Can someone take a look and let me know what dumb mistake I'm making
> > please.
> > >
> > > I think the page probably looks better in Times Roman, but I'm
> > just doing
> > > this to figure out CSS.
> > >
> > > http://www.achilles.net/~howardm/sasas/index.html
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > howardm
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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