- From: Daniel Glazman <danielglazman@easyconnect.fr>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:03:23 +0100
- To: Dylan Schiemann <dylans@yahoo.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Dylan Schiemann wrote: > So css selectors then are only to be used for style? I thought that one > of the goals of css selectors was to create a general selection > mechanism. If that's the case, then where would one use such a > selection mechanism for non-styling purposes. Why only selection ? Selectors as they are today are a REMARKABLE flat description of a part of a subtree. And it's probably the only one available. If you think of A + B > C in terms of "that's the set made of an A, a B following it, and finally a C contained in the B" instead of "that's matching a C inside a B following an A", you have your answer, you understand what I mean here. Just forget about "selectors match elements in the tree" ;-) One very interesting point about Selectors is the size. Could you really describe A+B>C in a more concise way ? </Daniel>
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