Hello,

I would like to define some internal styles within an HTML page, but
have those style overridden by an external style sheet if it exists at
the location specified by a <link> element.

If the external style sheet does not exist, then I would like the
internal styles that are defined in the HEAD section of the HTML page
to be used by default.

I have not been able to find any information on how to setup this type
of internal and external style definition.

Does anyone know how this can be done?

Regards,
Jacob.

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> I would like to define some internal styles within an HTML page, but
> have those style overridden by an external style sheet if it exists at
> the location specified by a <link> element.


Have you tried defining the internal styles
before the <link>?

AFAIU the last styles defined take precedence.

HTH

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> "Jacob" <jacob774@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:f95ff46c.0312221541.6373dc3f@posting.google.com...
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>
> Have you tried defining the internal styles
> before the <link>?
>
> AFAIU the last styles defined take precedence.
>
> HTH


Hi Andrew,

Yes, I tried putting the <link> both before and after the internal
styles, but when I then viewed the HTML in IE 6.x it was displayed
using the internal styles each time.

(I know it was using the internal styles as I temporarily changed the
color of the text in the internal style so I would know which set of
styles were being applied.)

Any other ideas?

Regards,
Jacob

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> "Jacob" <jacob774@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:f95ff46c.0312221541.6373dc3f@posting.google.com...
> ... 
>
> Have you tried defining the internal styles
> before the <link>?
>
> AFAIU the last styles defined take precedence.
>
> HTH


Hi Andrew,

As it turns out I did not have a color explicitly defined in the
external styles, so the temporary color I did have defined in the
internal styles were always taking effect.

After I explicitly defined colors in the external styles, then the
external styles would obviously apply to the HTML page if the <link>
element was placed after the definition of the internal styles.

Thank you for your help.

Regards,
Jacob.

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> Yes, I tried putting the <link> both before and after the internal
> styles, but when I then viewed the HTML in IE 6.x it was displayed
> using the internal styles each time.
>
> (I know it was using the internal styles as I temporarily changed the
> color of the text in the internal style so I would know which set of
> styles were being applied.)
>
> Any other ideas?


Sorry, no.  I'll have to cede to those more
experienced w/ overriding styles.  I'm still a
learner myself (with a great deal more to
learn, by all indications).

--
Andrew Thompson
* http://www.PhySci.org/ PhySci software suite
* http://www.1point1C.org/ 1.1C - Superluminal!
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> "Andrew Thompson" <andrew64@bigNOSPAMpond.com> wrote in message

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> As it turns out...


:)  I thought about it and realised my
understanding of styles must be very
remiss if I got the precedence wrong,
so I thought to check it myself.
http://www.physci.org/test/override/
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> Thank you for your help.


No worries.  Glad you sorted it.      ;-)

--
Andrew Thompson
* http://www.PhySci.org/ PhySci software suite
* http://www.1point1C.org/ 1.1C - Superluminal!
* http://www.AThompson.info/andrew/ personal site