Yes, I discussed this issue on WSG (http://www.mail-archive.com/wsg%40webstandardsgroup.org/msg12103.html) -- there are some useful links with more info. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/03/19/dive-into-xml.html "4. Also on the subject of CSS, the <body> element is somewhat magical in HTML, but not in XML. The technical background is not worth delving into; the upshot is that if you define CSS styles on body, you should define them on html as well. For example, if you define a background color on body, it will apply to the entire page in HTML, but it may not in XML. You'll need to define the background on html as well." http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/faq.html#xhtmldiff "CSS works according to the XML+CSS rules. => HTML-specific CSS exceptions do not apply. For example, the body element gets no special treatment." -- Jan Brasna :: alphanumeric.cz | webcore.cz | designlab.cz | janbrasna.com Stop IE! - <http://www.stopie.com/> | <http://browsehappy.com/> ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
