Re: author-defined color aliases

[Reply interposted]

Brant Langer Gurganus wrote:
> While it is probably too late for CSS3 Color Module consideration, I
> believe that author-definable color aliases would be useful.  CSS can
> define the RGB values of common colors (red, green, blue, etc.) and
> then authors can define aliases to their commonly used RGB values.
<examples squashed onto one line>
> Example of CSS-defined color (normatively included in specification):
> @color-definition { name: white; color: #FFFFFF }
>
> Example of Author-defined color:
> @color-definition { name: almostBlack; color: #010101 }
>
> Example Usage:
> body { color: almostBlack; background-color: white }

But
body { color: white ; background-color: almostBlack}
wouldn't degrade in a non-suporting browser.

> The advantages of such an addition to CSS would be more consistend
> color themes because there would be fewer chances for typos.

Sorry, but typing errors is not  a reason for an addition to a  W3
specification!
(Most good text editors can be configured to recognise all (e.g.) accepted
properties and values in CSS anyway)

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Matt