http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/properties/colorbg/bgcolor.htm Default background colour is 'transparent', not 'inherit'. Hope that helps, Mark On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Adriano Castro wrote: > > Check out: > + http://www.adrianocastro.net/post/pub/help/001.html > > The 3 sections ("big top section", "small left section", "small rite >section") are all contained under the "main" div. The last "small >left" and "small rite" sections are floated to the left and rite, >respectively. > > Why don't they inherit the #main's background color? > > Code snip: > ><div id="main"> > <div>big top section</div> > <div class="sectionsmallleft"> > <div>small left section</div> > </div> > <div class="sectionsmallrite"> > <div>small rite section</div> > </div> ></div> > > > AD > >-- >www.adrianocastro.net >-- >* * Please support the community that supports you. * * >http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > >For unsubscribe and other options, including the Tip Harvester >and archives of thelist go to: http://lists.evolt.org >Workers of the Web, evolt ! >