On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 8:11 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>wrote:
> That's silly.  There's no reason to break currentcolor just because
> :visited is being used.  Plus, depending on implementation strategy,
> actually getting the sanitized color is expensive (as you have to
> rerun style matching, excluding all rules with :visited in their
> selectors).
>
FWIW, it's essential that getting the sanitized value be exactly as
expensive as getting the regular value. Otherwise you open yourself to
timing attacks.
Rob
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