The final area in Current mode??”the Properties pane??”works the same way as it does in All mode.
The Summary for Selection pane lists both properties and values; each entry is listed in order of specificity,
the property with lowest specificity appearing first. Furthermore, if there are two conflicting properties only
the one with the highest specificity is shown. While subtle, these applications of specificity are a valuable
debugging and teaching tool.
For instance, let??™s say you??™re trying to change the line-height of a particular paragraph where the property is
declared in two different rules: p and .openingParagraph. If you try to change the line-height for the p
rule, you won??™t see a difference, in either Dreamweaver or your browser. A glance at the Summary for
Selection pane while the paragraph in question is selected will show just the property for the
.openingParagraph rule.
Current button
Properties pane
Summary for Selection pane
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How do you tell which rule a displayed property is from? Dreamweaver offers a number of methods. Hover
your cursor over any property in the Summary for Selection pane and the property??™s location??”both rule
and document??”appear in a tooltip. The Rules pane provides another alternative.
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