[thelist] What css browser bug needs "background: transparent"?

[pandy]

Elly wrote:
>For what I'm asking, the background color would be already specified in 
>the body element, and the default of "transparent" for another element 
>would let that shine through. The reason you mention doesn't apply for 
>transparent.

It does apply. "Your" color would be inherited and thus is overridden by a 
color in a rule with an explicit selector in for example a UA style sheet.

pandy