According to a book I am reading (Web Standards Solutions by Dan Cederholm), "Less code means faster downloads... Less code also means less server space and bandwidth consumption..." Therefore you should avoid getting "class happy" and overusing classes when it is possible to contain elements within a div.
HTH, Kim Finleyson Technical Communications/Web Content Professional Computer Software Services, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Fredrickson Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:55 AM To: CSS List Subject: [css-d] Classes vs. ids Here's a general question about CSS that I've been able to quite figure out. If one has a DIV that will only appear once per page, which should one use: a class or an id? Classes are obviously useful at applying to multiple elements, or applying multiple classes to one element. What advantages have that classes do not? Specificity comes to mind, but the CSS rules regarding this are hazy in my mind and I do not know if ids provide more specificity than classes. Thanks for enlightening me, Mark Fredrickson E-Advocacy Manager Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota 1200 Lagoon Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55408 Ph: 612.821.6154 Fax: 612.825.3522 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Are you a member of the Action Network? http://www.ppaction.org/ppmsd/join.tcl ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
