I guess I should be more specific: .c2.c1 {width: 100px} .c1 {width: 50px;} .c2 {width: 10px;}
Width will be 100px as specificity is more important than cascade. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:21 PM, Chris Rockwell <ch...@chrisrockwell.com>wrote: > That trumps .c2 or .c1 because it's more specific, but the cascade order > would still apply: > > .c2.c1 {width:20px} > .c1.c2 {width:30px} > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry... >> >> correction: >> >> .c2.c1{width: 20px} >> >> ? >> >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > What about: >> > >> > c2.c1{width: 20px} >> > >> > ? >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Chris Rockwell <ch...@chrisrockwell.com> >> wrote: >> >> That is why it works that way, yes. >> >> >> >> The engine sees two widths, both with the same weight, origin and >> >> specificity; the last one to be declared will win. >> >> >> >> If instead, you did: >> >> >> >> div.c1 {width:20em} >> >> .c2 {width:30em} >> >> >> >> The width would be 20em, because div.c1 is more specific. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Philip Taylor <p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Chris Rockwell wrote: >> >>> >> >>> > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/cascade.html#cascading-order >> >>> > >> >>> > In your example, width is 30em; >> >>> >> >>> > How you assign them in the class attribute has no bearing. >> >>> >> >>> OK, so in particular you are referencing this part, I assume : >> >>> >> >>> > Finally, sort by order specified: if two declarations have the same >> >>> weight, origin and specificity, the latter specified wins. >> Declarations in >> >>> imported style sheets are considered to be before any declarations in >> the >> >>> style sheet itself. >> >>> >> >>> Is that correct, Chris ? >> >>> Philip Taylor >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Chris Rockwell >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> 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/ >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | >> > ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | >> ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com >> > > > > -- > Chris Rockwell > -- Chris Rockwell ______________________________________________________________________ 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/