One of the commenters asked Faruk that question, and here is the reply:
#21 · Faruk Ateş · Sep 7, 2005 (16:18)
Dean,
If you click on a default, square button, it'll invert the bevel and
move the text slightly to make it appear as if you've actually pushed
it in, pushed it deeper. Using the * selector removes that
functionality, and when you then click a button, it'll not look as if
you're pushing it in.
--Guy K. Haas
Software Exegete in Silicon Valley
>>Paul Novitski wrote:
>> > Every browser comes with a default stylesheet; these differ slightly
>> > from one browser to the next. Many people "zero out" many of these
>> > default styles, making it easier to get the same predictable effects
>> > cross-browser. A very simple example would be:
>> >
>> > *
>> > {
>> > margin: 0;
>> > padding: 0;
>> > }
>> >
>> > In other words, remove all default margins & padding from all
>> > elements on the page. If you do this, you'll then have the
>> > responsibility for adding margins & padding back to those elements
>> > from which you expect it, such as Hn & P tags. Some web developers
>> > find this a nuisance; I find it an agreeable and necessary part of
>> > deliberate styling.
>
> At 06:04 AM 7/13/2006, Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote:
>>I'm one of those who finds it a nuisance that results in more CSS not
>>less. :-) But even if you do choose to use it, do *not* use the
>>universal selector. This is far too aggressive and results in buttons no
>>longer acting like buttons, for instance. Read more here:
>>http://kurafire.net/log/archive/2005/07/26/starting-css-revisited
>
>
> Zoe, can you be more specific about "buttons no longer acting like
> buttons"?
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