Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-fonts-5] Consider 'extends' descriptor to reduce duplicate declarations (#6104)

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&lt;dael> Topic: [css-fonts-5] Consider 'extends' descriptor to reduce duplicate declarations<br>
&lt;dael> github: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/6104<br>
&lt;dael> fantasai: The @counter-style rules can get complicated. @extend lets you go off previous definition. As @font-face gets more complicated might be might to have same mech so a font-face rule can extend another one and add some descriptors<br>
&lt;dael> myles: I think I agree with astearns comment where we should wait for things like Sass to come up with it. A bit early to add b/c don't know we need it<br>
&lt;dael> astearns: And a lot of things we're adding to complicate rule are for specific fonts and not really shared. Don't want to get to state where someone uses a value they tested on one font on a lot where they don't know correct<br>
&lt;dael> fantasai: Yeah. When have variable font youll have a bunch of common stuff to core. might want to set some things to set named variants<br>
&lt;dael> astearns: Agree probably useful for variation fonts, but should wait until we know it'll be used<br>
&lt;dael> leaverou_: May not have seen sign complaints b/c authors copy/paste generated @font-face rules. Duplication is there<br>
&lt;fantasai> +1<br>
&lt;dael> myles: I understand we're discussing this bc adding rules. If we give them time to start using new things we'll hear noise about needing this. If not nec we won't<br>
&lt;dael> Rossen_: Hearing folks leaning toward waiting to see how and when it's needed<br>
&lt;dael> Rossen_: We'll put this on pause until have stronger signals<br>
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