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Simon Dein
4,772 PointsI'm confused from the cascading of the colors set in css from this video.
Hi,
I've got a couple of questions.
I don't get how come that, when the color of the image captions is set with the #GALLERY LI A P-selector, the color changes though I have an anchor (a) selector further down in my document that sets it to another color. Shouldn't the anchor selector coming further down In my document have the "last word" so to speak?
How come you set a font color first in the GALLERY LI-selector for then to change it afterwards in the more specific #GALLERY LI A P-selector?
Why do the footer apply the float when it's not nested in the #GALLERY LI?
Any answers will be very welcomed! I've ripped my hair out in frustration for the last hour trying to figure these things out.
Thanks!
3 Answers
Stayci Hanson-Herman
7,713 PointsHi Simon, I believe it's because the #gallery item is an ID selector which is more specific than an anchor selector. It will always override selectors that are less specific even if they come after. ID selectors are the most specific, then Class selectors, then other selectors.
Terrance Corley
11,990 PointsHi Simon, to help answer some of your questions...
2) I believe it's just for insurance purposes to make sure that the paragraph text retains the right color; kinda how Nick also sets the body background color to white even though it's white by default.
3) When the parent element only contains floated elements it can cause the height to collapse. This article can do a better job at explaining what happens in detail and how to correct it.
Hope this helps! Happy coding!
Simon Dein
4,772 PointsThanks for your answers Terrance Corley and Stayci Hanson-Herman! And specially for the article you linked Terrance! I appreciate it :)
Have a great day! Simon
Terrance Corley
11,990 PointsGlad I could help! Likewise!
Simon Dein
4,772 PointsSimon Dein
4,772 PointsThanks for the answer! :) Makes a little more sense. I've just edited my question while you answered - do you have any answers to any of the 2 questions I added? Thanks!