Applying css style in DW (design view) or CT

Question

Hi Folks,
Here's a dumb question I can't figure out. In DW and CT, you
can apply a css style to a paragraph selecting p tag, right? You
get <p class="myclass"></p>
What I don't get is why the css style apply to an image for
exemple inside the paragraph and not to the paragraph itself?
Of course as you developp a website you certainly don't worry
about that since you handcode or you never apply a style to a
paragraph.
Let's say you need to define a css style saying:
.myclass {
margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
float:right;
so the paragraph containing an image align to right and have
proper margin. Why by default the css style apply to the image and
not to the paragraph? You end with this <p><img
src="myimage.jpg" class="myclass" /></p>
What's the logic behind this, this is very annoying, specialy
for CT users.
Richard

Answer 1

richsky wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> Here's a dumb question I can't figure out. In DW and CT,
you can apply a css
> style to a paragraph selecting p tag, right? You get
<p class="myclass"></p>
> What I don't get is why the css style apply to an image
for exemple inside the
> paragrph and not to the paragraph itself?
> Of course as you developp a website you certainly don't
worry about that since
> you handcode or you never apply a style to a paragraph.
> Let's say you need to define a css style saying:
> .myclass {
> margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
> float:right;
> }
> so the paragraph containing an image align to right and
have proper margin.
> Why by default the css style apply to the image and not
to the paragraph? You
> end with this <p><img src="myimage.jpg"
class="myclass" /></p>
> What's the logic behind this, this is very annoying,
specialy for CT users.
> Richard
>
> .myclass {
> margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
> float:right;
> }
>
> <p class="myclass"></p>
>
> <p><img src="myimage.jpg" class="myclass"
/></p>
>
You must be selecting the image?
Try this: select the <p> tag, located along the bottom
of the design
window (it will highlited when selected) then from the style
drop menu
in the properties inspector select 'myclass'
That should apply the class to only to the <p> tag?