I think what it means is the elements get opacity applied - parent and child - simultaneously as if they were separate elements.
Out of curiosity, if it was inherited, would the opacity amount get compounded the more levels deep the elements went?? Sent from iOS 5 On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Elli Vizcaino <elli...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Elli Vizcaino wrote: > >> >>> If I recall correctly, child elements inherit the opacity property of >>> parent elements. Meaning, any text within a div with an opacity declaration >>> would then also take on the same values. Has this changed with CSS3? >> >> As David notes, the descendants of a box with opacity applied don't inherit >> that opacity. The property is applied to the (block) box and all its >> descendants. If what you want is a box with a semi-transparent background >> and / or borders, then rgba() or hsla() colours are your friend. >> >> Philippe >> -- >> Philippe Wittenbergh >> http://l-c-n.com/ > > > That seems like a contradictory statement and leaves me still somewhat > confused. What I'm getting at is, if a box element gets an opacity property > with a value of 0.5 for a semi transparent effect, do child elements such as > text then display in the browser at that same semi-transparent value? > > > > Elli Vizcaino > Creating meaningful connections and compelling > experiences through the art & beauty of design. > http://www.e7flux.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@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/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@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/
