On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote: > List, > > What is the reasons for using: > > background: #fff; > > > > instead of: > > background-color: #fff; > > > > I've seen this lately, and wonder why the preference for the first > one. I've only used 'background' as shorthand for something like: > > background: #fff url(images/image.png) left top no-repeat; > > Which is better or more correct?
Neither is "more correct" and "better" depends on the situation. "background" is just one of the many shorthand properties you can use like margin, padding or border. It can save you a lot of text by not having to specify each specific element of background and instead groups them up in one nice rule. It really depends on your coding style and if you're looking to minimalize the size of your CSS. Really, though, both are fine to use. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jason Arnold http://www.jasonarnold.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] 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/
