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Posted by dorayme on 07/23/06 04:22
In article <pan.2006.07.23.02.13.28.212513@XmbstevensX.com>,
mbstevens <NOXwebmasterX@XmbstevensX.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:29:44 +1000, dorayme wrote:
>
> > In article <e9ucr4$bos$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
> > jojo <jojo.hafner@gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> >> dorayme wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> ASFAIK the order doesn't really matter. But specs (see:
> >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/propidx.html ) say that it has to be
> >> >> 'width' 'style' 'color'.
> >> >
> >> > Does not say any such thing at your reference.
> >> >
> >>
> >> It does!
> >>
> >> 'border' [ 'border-width' || 'border-style' || <color> ]|inherit
> >
> > Ok, let me explain: to press your point home you need to give the
> > OP a reference to how this is to be read. Your reference, in
> > itself, does not contain any instructions as to whether the order
> > printed here is mandatory. You might think it obvious. It is not
> > obvious to me nor might it be to the OP. You need to reference
> > the meaning of "||" as well.
>
> It was pretty well hidden, but I knew they had to have it somewhere:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/about.html
> ...seems to have the necessary info for interpreting:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/propidx.html
>
> The most relevant section:
> <quoting>
> * Several juxtaposed words mean that all of them must occur,
> in the given order.
> * A bar (|) separates two or more alternatives:
> exactly one of them must occur.
> * A double bar (||) separates two or more options:
> one or more of them must occur, in any order.
> * Brackets ([ ]) are for grouping.
> </quoting>
Yes, this seems to be definitive. As jojo implied, browsers seem
not to be bothered though... I tested in all my Mac browsers.
(Well found, mb...)
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dorayme
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