Posted by Jukka K. Korpela on 11/04/07 15:11

Scripsit Bone Ur:

> Well, yes, all that is very precise,

And you apparently failed to understand it, since by Usenet conventions,
lack of comprehensive reading is indicated by the use of comprehensive
quotation.

> but I was using the English word
> "inherit" to mean "get",

That was foolish. Check your English dictionary, and you will get (not
inherit) some understanding in this matter.

> not the css-definition "inherit" to mean
> "whatever".

When you use words that are CSS terms in a specifically CSS context, you
should use them in their CSS meanings.

> I can see how it might be confusing to an expert,

No, experts immediately see that _you_ are confused, but the vast majority
will be confused by your incorrect explanation.

> but I
> believed the meaning to be clearer to the OP as I framed it.

If you meant "get", surely "get" would have been clearer than "inherit". The
truth is that you tried to use CSS jargon and failed.

--
Jukka K. Korpela ("Yucca")
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/

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