CSS Reset Styles

Guys,

I was reading the following article on global css reset styles, but how do you know which is the best method to use?

A Killer Collection of Global CSS Reset Styles (http://perishablepress.com/press/2007/10/23/a-killer-collection-of-global-css-reset-styles/)

For example, some say using the asterisks (*) should be avoided, others say its the best method for cross browser resets.

Is it best practice to pick the resets you feel most comfortable working with and then stick to them for every project you do?

I have always used the following resets:

body {
line-height:1;
font-size:62.5%;
font-family: Avenir, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
text-align:left;
}
ul,li,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,form,html,p,body,blockquote,fieldset,input {
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,code {
font-size:1em;
}
ol, ul {
list-style:none;
}
li a:active, li a:focus, a:active, a:focus {
outline:0;
border:0;
}
table {
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
border-style:none;
clear:both;
}
td {
vertical-align:top;
}
form, fieldset {
border:none;
}
a {
text-decoration:none;
}
a img {
border-width:0;
border-style:none;
}

Never had an issue but not sure if this is something that can be improved or if there is a normal set of resets people tend to use?

Cheers

Hello digitalclubb,
I've stopped using resets entirely and instead address each issue as it arrises.
Using a global reset is like trimming a hangnail with a 12ga shotgun, the hangnail is gone but so is the finger.

haha interesting philosophy..

However, would you not find that you would always tend to find the same issues arise with every project, thus forcing you to write the same css each time and ultimately creating reset styles?

Quite the opposite in fact.
Many times when using *{margin:0;padding:0;} I end up specifying a margin or padding multiple times to re-establish a needed space.
Without the reset, I simply put add margin:0; in the one place I really want no margin.

I agree with Excavator somewhat. But, starting with a global setting for margins and paddings gives what I like to call a clean slate. I've found many times some elements display differently in different browsers simply because there might be a default padding or margin.

I think its a matter of preference and what you get used to. I dont see any downside to using a global setting.