> It happens because the first selector (a:link) has higher > specificity than the second (.quote) and specificity is > considered before the order. If you change the second > selector to from just ".a" to "a.quote" it will have the same > specificity as "a:link" (I think...ahem) and the rules should > behave as you expected. > > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cascade.html#cascading-order > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cascade.html#specificity > > pandy Bingo! Thanks pandy (and Dmytro) Now working as expected. (I'm reading Eric and Steve's new CSS book as fast as I can, but not absorbing fast enough.) joel