Re: [css-variables] ...let's change the syntax



On 3/17/14, 1:19 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Sylvain Galineau <galineau@adobe.com>
>wrote:
>> On 3/15/14, 4:49 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>Excellent, then.  I also prefer the aesthetics (not to mention
>>>typeability) of --, so let's consider that the official front-runner.
>>
>> SGTM. But polyfills also need these custom properties to be reflected in
>> the OM and getComputedStyle() results. How to I read the value of my
>> custom —position or —display? (Not that I’d ever want to do such a
>>thing;
>> just asking for a friend…)
>
>Nothing's changed regarding the impossibility of using "el.style.foo",
>because of the case-sensitivity.  You'd have to use
>.getPropertyValue() and .setPropertyValue() for now.

OK. And that will work from the objects off of document.styleSheets to the
style attribute, computed style etc.

Per our IRC exchange moments ago, I also like the idea of being able to do
el.style[‘—foo’]. (And for existing properties as well)

Received on Monday, 17 March 2014 21:08:38 UTC