- From: John Lewis <lewi0371@mrs.umn.edu>
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:45:07 -0600
- To: www-style@w3.org
Etan wrote on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 1:59:40 PM: > Michael Day wrote to <www-style@w3.org> on 31 December 2002 in > "CSS3 Pseudo-elements" > (<mid:200212301023.36617.mikeday@yeslogic.com>), quoting the CSS3 > Selectors Candidate Recommendation: >> When the ::first-letter and ::first-line pseudo-elements are >> combined with ::before and ::after, they apply to the first letter >> or line of the element including the inserted text. > Then he asked: >> So can multiple pseudo-elements be used in a single selector or not? > Multiple pseudo-elements remain forbidden within a selector. I think this should be clarified. (I was confused by the same text.) I suggest > When the ::first-letter and ::first-line pseudo-elements are > combined with ::before and ::after, they apply to the first letter > or line of the element including the inserted text. is changed to > If an element contains text inserted with ::before or ::after, the > ::first-letter and ::first-line pseudo-elements apply to the first > letter or line of the element including the inserted text. A good example, like the one you gave, would also help. -- John
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