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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	TO [quote] [b]Karl said:[/b] So in DmS example above, if you now (for whatever reason) need that paragraph scooted over 6px (to a distance you have previously defined) what does the approach become? Do you give this particular paragraph an ID, then style it there for a margin-left of 6px? This most likely supports Pois recommendation. [/quote] To answer this question more directly: Yes. If the paragraph is important enough to need special treatment, it is important enough to qualify for either an Id or a Class. If it's not actually that important, then your job as deisgner does involve pushing the client in the wise direction, rather than simply accepting everything they think they want. Inline styles become a complete nightmare when updates and design changes are needed, and essentially negate the whole point behind CSS. Loading...
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