Re: [css2.1] :first-line behvior

Bruce Lawson wrote:
> 
> At 19:16 19/03/2008, David Hyatt wrote:
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/selector.html#pseudo-elements
>>
>> "Pseudo-classes are allowed anywhere in selectors while pseudo- 
>> elements may only be appended after the last simple selector of the
>> selector."
> 
> I've seen this before, and often wondered: why?

<p>This is a one-sentence <em>paragraph that
has two lines</em> of text.</p>

p::first-line em { display: block; }

is one reason I can think of.

~fantasai