This site as everyone knows is a great source for designing websites. As a very green designer I check the CSS & HTML of this site to try to understand how it works so well on a regular basis.
In regards to this site (any page), Chris uses the following HTML:
<div id="page-wrap">
When I check the pages CSS I can't seem to locate a reference to:
Above is true, alternatively it might be that he uses Javascript on the pagewrap so needs to name the div.
As Paulie said though, it's not necessary to actually style each DIV and it's always helpful to name everything anyway just for semantics and readability.
In regards to this site (any page), Chris uses the following HTML:
When I check the pages CSS I can't seem to locate a reference to:
Am I missing something?
It's fine to name the div just in case but if you don't actually target it to apply a class then there is no need to create rule.
The added 'weight' is minimal but it makes inspecting and understanding the code much easier.
As Paulie said though, it's not necessary to actually style each DIV and it's always helpful to name everything anyway just for semantics and readability.
Schmotty.... you need to get outside and enjoy the sun a bit more ;)