Brian wrote: > What differences, if any, are there in the following examples: > > 1) list-style: none; > & > list-style-type: none; > EX: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/listutorial/horizontal02.htm > The *list-style* property is a shorthand for the *list-style-type <http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/classification/list-style-type.html>*, *list-style-position <http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/classification/list-style-position.html>*, and *list-style-image <http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/classification/list-style-image.html>* properties. (from http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/classification/list-style.html) So, no difference > 2) margin: 0px; > & > margin: 0; > No need to specify units when quantity is zero (obviously), but sometimes out of custom i catch myself using 0px too :) > 3) background: #ccc; > & > background-color: #ccc; > Same as 1) http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/color-background/background.html The *background* property is a shorthand for the more specific background-related properties. > I am beginning to think these may be personal choice or a shorthand. I > have tried all in several situations but have been unable to nail this > down. 1) and 3) are shorhands. 2) is just redundancy HTH :) -- Manuel González Noriega Simplelógica, construcción web @ http://simplelogica.net Logicola es el weblog de Simplelógica http://simplelogica.net/logicola/