- From: Brad Kemper <brkemper@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:42:57 -0800
- To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Cc: Alan Gresley <alan1@azzurum.com>, www-style@w3.org
On Feb 20, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Boris Zbarsky wrote:
>
> Alan Gresley wrote:
>> If I wish to correctly use selectors, then I must wait until most
>> UA support
>> 'background-size' before I can use this progressive enhancement.
>
> Or create designs in which that property not being applied is OK, yes.
>
>> div.x {background: url(galaxy.jpg) center} div.x[class*=""]:not
>> (:first-child)
>> {background: url(galaxy.png);background-size: 100% 100%;}
>
> Which will break as soon as a UA supports *="" but not background-
> size.... Say Gecko 1.9.
>
> -Boris
>
Yeah, it sure would be nice if we could target a particular rendering
engine (and version) when we know about its capabilities (or lack
thereof), without resorting to hacks. Alas.
Received on Thursday, 21 February 2008 06:43:15 UTC