On Aug 5, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Bill Brown wrote: > This isn't /entirely/ true, as is alluded to in the link that Philippe > has included in his reply. > > A strange combination of RGBA, IE's gradient filter and data:uri (or a > png) will allow you to achieve a cross-browser, > semi-to-fully-transparent background without causing the text inside > the > element to inherit the transparency.
No, it is completely true. The 'opacity' property applies to the whole box and its descendants. Using RGBA/HSLA colours is a completely different game. You don't use or affect the opacity of the box, only use a semi-transparent colour (value) for the background property. Philippe --- Philippe Wittenbergh http://l-c-n.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
