John, If you'd like to try a pre-made reset/template instead of starting from scratch, there are several fantastic options to be found at http://www.initializr.com
Aside from the CSS resets, they can include media queries, js snippets, and other useful code to make your development easier. ///Skye Behance <http://behance.net/skyex> // Dribbble <http://dribbble.com/skyex> // @SkyeX <http://twitter.com/skyex> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ben Henick <lurker...@henick.net> wrote: > > On 6/26/13 4:29 PM, COM wrote: > > my css all begin like what's pasted below. I have no idea what things >> ought to be inside the html selector. Any thoughts on what the best >> practices are? >> > > IIRC... > > html { padding: 0; } > > exclusively yields the same result in Presto (Opera, for now) that > > body { margin: 0; } > > does in other browsers. > > I engage in overkill and set > > html,body { margin: 0; padding 0; } > > when I need that result. > > I agree with the other posters that you should take a gander at the > popular resets and decide if there's anything in them that works for you. > > > -- > Ben Henick lurker...@henick.net > Sitebuilder At-Large t:@bhenick > +1 785 856 1863 > > ______________________________**______________________________**__________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/**mailman/listinfo/css-d<http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d> > List wiki/FAQ -- > http://css-discuss.incutio.**com/<http://css-discuss.incutio.com/> > List policies -- > http://css-discuss.org/**policies.html<http://css-discuss.org/policies.html> > Supported by evolt.org -- > http://www.evolt.org/help_**support_evolt/<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/
