Re: [selectors-api] Scoped Queries

Jonas Sicking wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 4:51 AM, Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au> wrote:
>   
>> *Scoped Queries*
>> http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5860
>>
>> This has been discussed extensively in the past.  Basically, the idea is
>> that the selector would be evaluated in the scope of the element, in a way
>> more compatible with how libraries like JQuery work.  This slightly
>> different from the :scope pseudo-class proposal, see bug for details.
>>     
>
> Note that what makes the ">strong, >em" selector (which apparently
> some libraries support) hard to support spec-wise is that that is not
> in fact valid CSS syntax. It's certainly possible to define behavior
> for it, it's pretty clear to me how it's intended to work, but it
> would mean specifying our own syntax.
>   

It is clear how it is intended to work, but it is less powerful than a 
:scope selector.
I suggest it is a low priority feature.

> However if supporting commaseparated queries is critical for libraries
> then I see no other choise. We'll one way or another have to specify
> our own syntax, though it can be heavily based on the productions in
> the Selector spec.
>
> / Jonas
>
>
>   


Libraries already parse selector queries anyway. And some of them add 
non-standard selectors and presumeably will continue to do so. I don't 
think it is an issue.

Received on Thursday, 24 September 2009 01:01:46 UTC