- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:08:54 -0700
- To: Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com>
- Cc: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com> wrote: > On 3/14/13 4:39 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: >>On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> >>wrote: >>> That does seem better to me, but I note that juxtaposed identifiers >>> without a separator can be quite confusing; some might read this as >>> >>> grid-definition-columns: "first nav" 150px ... >>> grid-definition-rows: "first header" 50px ... >>> >>> and that is probably not intended. >> >>Juxtaposed identifiers are used all over CSS without any confusion. I >>can see what you mean, but it should be clear from the grammar, and >>immediately clear upon use. > > Do you have an example of a juxtaposed identifier in CSS usage that means > "these are two names for the same thing"? Juxtaposed identifiers in CSS > specification grammar have a very different meaning than this. > > I agree that the proposed grouping syntax is better, I'm just looking for > more reassurance. No, the concept of giving one thing two names is very rare in CSS in general. ~TJ
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