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Re: Use of unknown?

Samuël van Laere wrote:

> Dear reader,
> 
> I've got multiple questions dealing with unknowns.
> First of al: I don't use any unknowns myself, though i haven't got a clue
> what they do to begin with.
> But i do find them in lots of stylesheets, sometimes in large quantities.
> So can someone shine some light on this and explain what its for? :
> 
> A:active {
>  color: #6699ff
> }
> A:unknown {
>  color: #6699ff
> }
> 
> Whats the point of using unknowns in stylesheets?
> Is it useful to begin with?
> If so what will it do?
> Which browsers uses them or perhaps need them?
> 
> As allways, thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Samuël van Laere
> the Lowlands (Holland)

Even search engined could not find an answer; only similar ananswered
questions.

It is probably an arcane thing that will never be picked up by browsers.
Perhaps if none of the other A:xx categories is matched, unknown will be
used, as a 'safety net'.

Roy

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