Re: Controling structure with CSS

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:34:51 +0200, Tonico Strasser <tonico@hotpop.com>  
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> a quick question: would it make sense to allow authors to rearrange the  
> structure of a document wit CSS?
>
> Something like:
>
>    .icon {
>      source-order: -1;
>    }

I don't think we need anything like that, CSS adds _style_, it is not for  
CSS to move content around. This also adds a huge layer of complication --  
consider selectors that depend on an elements relative position  
(:first-child and E + F &c)

>    <h1>Foo Bar<h1>
>    <span class="icon">(Question)</span>
>
> Should be displayed as:
>
>     (Question)
>
>     Foo Bar
>
> (Bad example, I know :/ I hope you understand what I mean.)

That would be better marked up as
<h1><span class="icon">(Question)</span> Foo Bar</h1>

Or, even better:
<h1>Foo Bar</h1>

h1:before {
  content: '(Question)';
  display: block;
}

-- 
Matt