Table Padding & CSS

Hi - I am having a CSS issue. I am not a CSS expert and am scratching my
head on this. My tables in my site are padded, but the table holding the
contact form I do not want padded.

Here is the page with the form:
http://users.adelphia.net/~evanslyme/contact_dana.htm

And here is the ID I am using in my css to unpad that table:

}
#formtable {padding: 0px;}


Why isn't this working? :-(

thanks for any help!
-Dana

Dana wrote:

Hi - I am having a CSS issue. I am not a CSS expert and am scratching my
head on this. My tables in my site are padded, but the table holding the
contact form I do not want padded.

Here is the page with the form:
http://users.adelphia.net/~evanslyme/contact_dana.htm

The selector '#mainTable td' is more specific than '#formtable' and
overrides it. Just write:

#formtable td {padding: 0}

or

#formtable td {padding: 0 5px;}

if you want at least a little space between the labels and the input
lines.

See also

6.4.3 Calculating a selector's specificity
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cascade.html#specificity

Micha

Dana wrote:

And here is the ID I am using in my css to unpad that table:

}
#formtable {padding: 0px;}


Why isn't this working? :-(

Try #formtable td {padding: 0px;}


--
trx

Thank you both! Worked perfectly :-)
-Dana

"trx" <jimpm (AT) rmthscfw (DOT) com> wrote

Dana wrote:

And here is the ID I am using in my css to unpad that table:

}
#formtable {padding: 0px;}


Why isn't this working? :-(

Try #formtable td {padding: 0px;}


--
trx

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 02:55:37 +0200, Michael Fesser <netizen (AT) gmx (DOT) net>
wrote:

Dana wrote:

Hi - I am having a CSS issue. I am not a CSS expert and am scratching my
head on this. My tables in my site are padded, but the table holding the
contact form I do not want padded.

Here is the page with the form:
http://users.adelphia.net/~evanslyme/contact_dana.htm

The selector '#mainTable td' is more specific than '#formtable' and
overrides it. Just write:

#formtable td {padding: 0}

or

#formtable td {padding: 0 5px;}

if you want at least a little space between the labels and the input
lines.

See also

6.4.3 Calculating a selector's specificity
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/cascade.html#specificity

Micha

I'm finding your posts on CSS to be extremely helpful and
illuminating, Micha. There's some advanced stuff here, simply
explained. Have you written a tutorial on it? If not, can we persuade
you to do so?


Paul Taylor