Le 27 juin 2013 à 14:42, "Jukka K. Korpela" <[email protected]> a écrit :
> You could set e.g. font properties here, and they would be inherited by
> <body> unless font properties are set directly on it. But what would be the
> point? It is simpler to set them directly on <body>. Setting background is a
> little different, since it is not inherited, but it largely acts as if it
> were: if background is not set for <body>, it is transparent (the initial
> value), so the background for <html> "shines thru". But again, it is simpler
> to just set background on <body>.
Why ?
>
>> body{
>> font-size:16px;
>> color:rgb(0,0,0);
>> font-family:helvetica-neue, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
>> }
>
> Technically, if you wish to have such settings as a global default for your
> pages, setting them on <body> rather than <html> is the way to go.
Again, Why?
That is basically the question raised by the OP. 'Simpler' is not exactly a
good or well reasoned argument.
(I would nitpick on the use of 'px' for font-size, but that is another subject)
Philippe
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