- From: Ian Hickson <exxieh@bath.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:02:54 -0000
- To: www-style@w3.org
4 out of 5 of the implementors have said regexps would be too complicated to implement, much like :first-letter and :first-line. For this reason, I suggest that regexp be included in CSS2, but as one of the "optional" features which implementors do not *have* to implement to claim CSS2-compliance. This way, the advanced users can enhance their sites ready for fourth-generation CSS browsers, and adventurous programmers can have a go at adding regexp capability, but nobody has to if they don't want to. Then, if anybody really must have the effect regexp would give they can use CLASS=xyz, much as now to force a first letter one can use <SPAN CLASS=firstletter>A</SPAN>, but if it is just a cosmetic change (for example my initial idea of colour coding links), one can just use regexp. Here is the latest opinion poll - it's now 10 for, 9 against. *strongly for* Todd Fahrner William M. Perry (easy to implement, willing to help others!) Ian Hickson *positive views* Braden N. McDaniel Aymeric Poulain Maubant Carl Johan Berglund Eric A. Meyer (as long as it's not the *only* way of doing things) Sevo Stille Tim Bagot Andrew n Marshall (nice idea, nightmare for implementation) *no opinion* Stephanos Piperoglou Steven Pemberton *negative views* Albert Lunde Bert Bos Frank Boumphrey Ian Graham Chris Wilson (nice idea, nightmare for implementation) Doug Rand (nice idea, nightmare for implementation) *strongly against* David Perrell Sho Kuwamoto (complicated to implement) Victoria Rosenfeld -- Ian Hickson -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 Info: www.geekcode.com GIT/M/S d->-- s+: a--- C++(+++)>$ U P L+ !E W+++ N+ o? K? w@ O- !M V- PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t 5+++>++++ X- R(+++) tv b++(+++) DI++ D++ G e(*)>+++++ h!()(--) !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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