Re: [CSS21] Possible counters() limitation?

On Saturday 09 September 2006 18:58, L. David Baron wrote:
> On Saturday 2006-09-09 16:51 +0000, Simon Pieters wrote:
> > You're right. Here's a second shot:
> >    :root, h ~ section:first-of-type { counter-reset:headers; }
> >
> >    h::before { content:counters(headers, "."); counter-increment:headers;
> > }
>
> That won't work if some sections are nested within divs, e.g.:
>
> <section>
>   <h>should be 1</h>
>   <div>
>     <section>
>       <h>should be 1.1</h>
>     </section>
>   </div>
>   <section>
>     <h>should be 1.2</h>
>   </section>
> </section>
>
In my opinion that is not a limitation of counters. That is a limitation of 
selectors. Something like the first descendant of type should be selectable, 
and adding more pseudotypes is not the solution.


`Allan