Re: ::first-letter on inlines (ID #180)

On 11/10/05 11:41 AM, "Ian Hickson" <ian@hixie.ch> wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Bert Bos wrote:
>> 
>> On Thursday 10 November 2005 16:32, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
>>> Since when should ::first-letter apply to inline elements[1]?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1]<http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Test/CSS3/Selectors/current/html/stat
>>> ic/flat/css3-modsel-180.html>
>> 
>> From 5.12.2:
>> 
>>     "The :first-letter pseudo-element applies to block, list-item,
>>     table-cell, table-caption and inline-block elements."
>> 
>> I think the test is indeed wrong.
> 
> Oh, right, this is one of the things we changed at one point. The current
> selectors CR says it applies to all elements; the next draft (and 2.1)
> says it doesn't.
> 
> Test fixed.

I thought the working group decided that this was a legitimate *addition* in
Selectors (but not in 2.1).

Thanks,

Tantek