dorun2

Thanks for the information,I have run into another case of the color/background-color instance where the inherit fix does not work.The site meets W3c html validation.the code is: /* links */a:link { color: #3366ff; background: transparent;}a:visited { color: #800080; background: transparent;}a:hover, a:active { color:#ff9933; background: transparent;}/* links end*/But when I change to inherit it plays with my menu in a nonfriendly manner.my header (menu) code is #header li a { text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 77px; height: 28px;}#header li#ichinomiya { left: 30px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) 0 -28px no-repeat;}#header li#kosakai { left: 108px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -78px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#nagoya { left: 186px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -156px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#nishio { left: 264px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -234px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#okazaki { left: 342px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -312px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#toyokawa { left: 420px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -390px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#yatomi { left: 498px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -468px 0 no-repeat;}#header li#toppage { left: 576px; background: url(../../images/dojoimages/dojonav.gif) -566px 0 no-repeat;}the inherit makes all the links appear as ichinomiya. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a nice day.Sincerely,Con-chan

Hello, I am working on a site where all the pages passed W3C html validation, but the css wouldn't pass because of a color/background-color glitch. (I got a fix from some kind people who frequent this forum). My question is, Is a site that has warnings on it considered to have passed validation? If it is considered to have passed validation doesn't that defeat the purpose of having the standards in the first place? If not then when will standards be made so that there is no confusing conflict like the color/background-color one.Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a nice day.Sincerely,Con-chan

Thanks for the help. I appreciate it. The inherit worked...moslty. Any idea why transparent would not validate?Will this kind of conflict be resolved in the future so that both color and background-color will not be needd to pass validation?

the pages html validates using the W3C validator.I am now trying to get the css to validate as well, however I continually get the following warning messages *Line : 21 (Level : 1) You have no background-color with your color : a:link* Line : 23 (Level : 2) Redefinition of background-color : a:link* Line : 27 (Level : 1) You have no background-color with your color : a:visited* Line : 32 (Level : 1) You have no background-color with your color : a:active* Line : 32 (Level : 1) You have no background-color with your color : a:activeMy code is: body { margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #333333; background-color: #e5e5dd; background-image: url(images/back.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-y;}#wrapper { width: 777px; color: #333333; background-image: url(../images/back-body.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-y; background-color: #d5d5dd;}/* links */a:link { color: #3366ff; background-color: #e5e5dd; background: transparent;}a:visited { color: #800080; background: transparent;}a:hover, a:active { color:#ff9933; background: transparent;}etc... background-color: #e5e5dd; was added to a:link in an attempt to meet validationI have checked the tutiorials but am unable to find what I need to fix this glitch. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a nice day. Sincerely,Con-chan