CSS for input type = button in Internet Explorer 4

[Ascalonian]

I am trying to apply some CSS to a button in a form.

I am able to do:

input[type="button"]{...}

However, that does not work in IE (surprise, surprise). Is there another way to apply a CSS to a button without having to add the class or style attribute?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

No.

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[EdwardMartinIII]

Well...

You can define in your CSS document the styles of all buttons (or all buttons within a particular DIV).

At least, I think you can do that.

That way, in your HTML, there's only a button call, but the CSS still controls how it looks.

But using "class" is pretty common.

How are you trying to change the appearance of the button?

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

P.S. My answer assumes you also don't want to add an 'ID' attribute, either. If you don't mind that, then my answer would be 'Yes'

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[Ascalonian]

I want to create a common look-and-feel for every button used.

That is what I am trying to do. But I do not want to use class. This way, other developers don't have to think about always having to put it in.

I just need a solution that will work on both IE and Firefox. Although I am trying to push to make FireFox the default browser.

 

[Foamcow]

My solution to this problem is to simply do both

input[type="button"], input.button {
...
}

That way you can add a class if you want to support IE but if you neglect to add it then it will work in other browsers anyway (and stuff IE basically).

BTW, does the proper way work in IE7? If so then it might be worth pointing out that IE6 was launched 7 years ago!

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[EdwardMartinIII]

I want to create a common look-and-feel for every button used."

So, say, defining how all buttons look and feel in the CSS, and then just calling out buttons in the HTML, and they adopt the style you assigned without needing to call out a class, id or anything. Would that do the trick?


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[Vragabond]

I will agree with Foamcow in both that you can add a class to the declaration and I also think that IE7 supports the attribute selectors and that it would work in that browser without the class. Then all you have to do is wait for IE6 to die.

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Which will, unfortunately, be some way off, I think.

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