CSS Implementation <A ..> within a Table Cell

by "Charlton, Mark" <Mark.Charlton(at)sgcna.com>

 Date:  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:29:41 -0500
 To:  "'hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org'" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
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Hi

I have a style sheet controlling our intranet site which has style set on
the A tag.

The whole page is contained within a table.  The body content being one of
the table cells.  In IE 5.5 and NN4.75 the A links within the whole page
except the ones specifically covered by the LeftPanel ID respond to the A
style in the Stylesheet.  In NN6PR3 the text in the table cell does not
respond to the A style at all.  The LeftPanel elements do respond to the set
style. 

My Question.  Does the fact that the body content and links are in a Table
cell mean the A tag has to be placed in a contextual reference i.e. 

TD A { ... }

of should the A style inhert to the elements within the table. I think the A
style should apply to all instances of the A tag unless there is an
overriding style, e.g. LeftPanel A .  So is it a NN6 implementation problem,
or is that how the CSS rules say it should act?

Style Sheet Snippet
=====================
A {
    FONT-WEIGHT: bolder;
    COLOR: black; }

#leftPanel A {
    FONT-SIZE: 8pt;
    COLOR: white;
    BACKGROUND-COLOR: #6699cc; }
=====================	

Thanks for your help
Mark

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Mark Charlton
Mailto:Mark.Charlton(at)sgcna.com
Phone: 508-795-2546
Fax: 508-795-5976

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