css alternate list background problem

thanks for all the help everyone.

kchayka wrote:

Gus Richter wrote:
skeeterbug wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/operationsengineer1/

Actually, this is all that is needed:
#hmenu a.blueback {...

Perhaps someone can explain the /reason/ as to why these don't
work:
a.blueback {...
li a.blueback {...
ul li a.blueback {...

#hmenu has higher specificity than the more generic selectors, so the
existing rule

#hmenu li a {background: url(hmenu.gif) #fff bottom left
repeat-x;...}

takes precedence. As an override, I would suggest
#hmenu li a.blueback {...}

and put it right after the first rule, mostly because it may make it
easier to read/follow, and subsequently easier to maintain.

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