CSS div ID attribute question

Okay.. let's say I have something like:

#idname { font-family:tahoma; color:#FFF }
#idname a:link { color:#000 }

Am I required to put font-family in the second line as well, or would it apply it to both (which I want)?

all child elements inherit the settings from their parents. so yes, the font should apply to all elements within the parent.

What he said :) The only exceptions are occasionally you will have to redeclare font settings if you are styling a table within a div.

Ah, I see. Thanks for clearing that up.