Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-cascade][css-pseudo] How does 'inherit' keyword behave in a child of ::first-line?

I wanted to note there is a TLDR just above but if I have to summarize even more, the proposed resolution for next week is:
> Inheriting properties of inline fragments that are contained in a ::first-line only inherit from the ::first-line if those properties (1) do apply to ::first-line, (2) do inherit by default, and (3) are not custom properties. 

Rationale is:
- If the property should not apply on ::first-line, it should not inherit from it. Example: border-width
- If the property does not inherit by default, like background, inheriting from ::first-line would be inconsistent because ::first-line is not always created; inherited properties do not have this problem because if they are not defined in ::first-line, they inherit from the parent containing block so only explictly author-defined declaration can change things
- Inheriting custom properties, even though they fit both previous conditions, would result in intractable problems. For instance, if the span is display:var(--my-display) and --my-display changes in the first-line, the element could disappear or become a block, and stop to be part of the first line. Just disallowing custom properties to inherit solves that problem. We could also create rules but I'd rather keep it simple.

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