Re: [css3-ui] Problems with :read-only and :read-write (was [WF2] Readonly and default pseudoclass matching)

On 7/31/05, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu> wrote:

> > Then shouldn't we have pseudo-classes specifically for editors
> 
> Possibly. As things stand in CSS3-UI, those are :read-only and 
> :read-write.


This seems like an obvious distinction that must be made. When I think of 
using :read-only and :read-write, it's for a typical HTML page where the 
only editable things are form controls, etc. This is largely where existing 
CSS applies and extending to encompass contentEditable seems unwieldy.

This discussion has proven that both of these pseudo-classes lose meaning 
when applied to editors, so I think it makes sense to create a separate 
specification (along with its own pseudo-classes) for CSS in editors.

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Brad Fults
NeatBox