8529 2009-12-21 03:27:04 +0000 A system font value cannot mix with another subproperty value when declaring a font shorthand 2010-10-15 22:28:59 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified CSSValidator CSS 2.1 CSS Validator All All RESOLVED INVALID http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gtalbot.org%2FStylesheets%2Ffont-shorthand-system-font-validator-bug.css&profile=css21&usermedium=all&warning=2&lang=en P2 normal --- 1 info dave.null dbaron www-validator-cvs oldest_to_newest 30219 0 info 2009-12-21 03:27:04 +0000 URL: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gtalbot.org%2FStylesheets%2Ffont-shorthand-system-font-validator-bug.css&profile=css21&usermedium=all&warning=2&lang=en The following rules should all be parsed by CSS validator as illegal, as invalid declarations: span {font: 32px caption;} span {font: 32px icon;} span {font: 32px menu;} span {font: 32px message-box;} span {font: 32px small-caption;} span {font: 32px status-bar;} References and relevant excerpts -------------------------------- Section 1.4.2.1 states: " A bar (|) separates two or more alternatives: exactly one of them must occur. " http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/about.html#value-defs Section 15.8 states: " 'font' Value: [ [ <'font-style'> || <'font-variant'> || <'font-weight'> ]? <'font-size'> [ / <'line-height'> ]? <'font-family'> ] | caption | icon | menu | message-box | small-caption | status-bar | inherit (...) System fonts may only be set as a whole; that is, the font family, size, weight, style, etc. are all set at the same time. These values may then be altered individually if desired. " What that means is span {font: 32px caption;} is invalid while, on the other hand, span {font: caption;} span {font-size: 32px;} would be valid and would make the font-size of the span element alterable, modifiable, settable in such code. System font reserved values (caption, icon, menu, message-box, small-caption, status-bar) should appear alone without any other font subproperties. Otherwise the syntax provided for the set of values is wrong. regards, Gérard 41444 1 dbaron 2010-10-15 22:28:59 +0000 This bug is invalid; these values are legal. For an explanation, see http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-css-testsuite/2010Oct/0179.html