Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-values-4] inherit() function: like var() for parent value, for any property (#2864) from Lea Verou via GitHub on 2021-05-17 (public-css-archive@w3.org from May 2021)

From: Lea Verou via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 15:03:32 +0000
To: public-css-archive@w3.org
Message-ID: <issue_comment.created-842398907-1621263810-sysbot+gh@w3.org>

Just came across another use case: Ability to swap variables in descendant scope.

E.g. 

```css
:root {
 --primary-color: hsl(250 30% 40%);
 --secondary-color: hsl(190 40% 40%);
}

article.alt {
 --primary-color: parent(--secondary-color);
 --secondary-color: parent(--primary-color);
}
```

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