Re: XBL in CSS

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:33:45 -0700, David Hyatt <hyatt@apple.com> wrote:
> IMO the binding property is simple and well-specified.  I don't really  
> see a need for additional complexity in the CSS syntax.

Note that he's proposing an additional feature, as I understand it. I  
suppose that doing @binding url() will load the binding document and than  
for each binding associate it with the element given in element=""  
attribute.


> dave
>
> On Aug 16, 2006, at 8:26 PM, Lachlan Hunt wrote:
>
>>
>> fantasai wrote:
>>> I don't mind putting these bindings in a text/css file, but I would  
>>> like to see them explicitly separated out from the rest of the CSS  
>>> rules, perhaps in an @rule that is always placed before any regular  
>>> CSS rules.
>>>   @import "foo";
>>>   @bindings {
>>>      input.special { binding: url("mybinding"); }
>>>   }
>>
>> I somewhat agree with Ian that this adds too much complexity, but it  
>> has given me an idea.
>>
>> It would be useful to be able to import bindings from CSS, much like  
>> the <?xbl?> PI does.  The benefit of this would be that, unlike the PI,  
>> it could be used in HTML.  Presently, the only way to import a binding  
>> into HTML is to call document.loadBindingDocument(...); in a script.
>>
>> What about using this?
>>
>> @binding url(/binding/example.xbl);
>> @binding "/binding/example.xbl"
>>
>> Or perhaps just extending @import to support importing bindings.
>>
>> --Lachlan Hunt
>> http://lachy.id.au/
>>
>



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