This pseudo-class is directed at the document's root element. In HTML this is <html>. For example: :root { background-color:blue; } will set the background of the whole document blue.
When tested, it worked in Firefox and Safari, but failed in IE and Opera (see the screenshots below).
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@Dennis. Maybe you just never learner how to do math. Factoring in 1px is a pretty equation. I ... more
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MichaelR - 01/04/08
Surprised you didn't try IE7 that works in every case. Relying on a beta in a comparison test is dangerous.
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eddiep - 01/04/08
Well, everithing diplayed correct in Opera 9.5 beta on my laptop ... Why didn't you used Opera 9.5 beta??? IE and FF were beta ...
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Facilinfor - 01/04/08
"Surprised you didn't try IE7 that works in every case."
I use IE7... and it does not work...
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Code - 02/04/08
For a site thats "by developers for developers", it's surprising that the author of this article links huge, bandwidth wasting BMPs instead of PNG which would have been much smaller in size.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics
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Sambi - 02/04/08
Hi,
its unfair you used all the latest beta's or versions of IE, FF and Safari but you are using old version of Opera.
Each and every test that you gave here is working in Opera 9.5 beta.
If you make a comparsion give equal chance to everyone. Either stable versions or beta's.
Anyway good test.
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Lana Kovacevic - 03/04/08
Thank you all for your comments. I have tested the code in Opera 9.50 Beta 1 also. You can find the results here: http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270947
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Mohan - 02/05/08
I have used almost every browser such as safari, firefox, avantgo,IE but it seems that opera is the best.
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Abraham - 12/09/08
This all worked in Google Chrome, in case anyone is using it. All the CSS is working fine, they fixed some serious AJAX issues it had at first, but now it's fine.
Java still isn't compatible, but that's not part of this article.
CSS works perfectly.
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Dennis - 06/02/09
<rant>It seems as if all any of these new browsers are doing is driving up development costs on what should be easy and inexpensive creation of web pages. Honestly, if Google hadn't started ignoring text inside of tables I could cut my costs in half by still using them. Tables are still the only way to easily create consistant cross-browser effects. A table cell between two others will NEVER drop out due to a 1 pixel difference in size interpretation by a browser.</rant>
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Chris - 17/12/09
@Dennis. Maybe you just never learner how to do math. Factoring in 1px is a pretty equation. I used to strongly rely on tables, but honestly, in this day and age, that's a pathetic approach to web design.
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