- From: Lea Verou via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 18:52:24 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
> Gecko and possibly other implementations of variables actually store strings rather than token streams, since a string can always be turned back into a token stream, and it's more compact. Frankly, I've found the idea that variables are token streams rather hard to teach: Me: So you cannot do `width: var(--number)em;` because variables are not strings, but token streams. Also you cannot animate them, because the browser doesn't know what type they are. Audience: But didn't you say they are token streams? Then the browser *does* know what type they are, no? Me: Ummm… -- GitHub Notification of comment by LeaVerou Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/757#issuecomment-266299685 using your GitHub account
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