> On Apr 22, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa@apple.com> wrote: >> On Apr 22, 2015, at 2:38 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa@apple.com> wrote: >>>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 8:52 AM, Domenic Denicola <d@domenic.me> wrote: >>>>> Between content-slot-specified slots, attribute-specified slots, >>>>> element-named slots, and everything-else-slots, we're now in a weird place >>>>> where we've reinvented a micro-language with some, but not all, of the power >>>>> of CSS selectors. Is adding a new micro-language to the web platform worth >>>>> helping implementers avoid the complexity of implementing CSS selector >>>>> matching in this context? >>>> >>>> I don't think mapping an attribute value to a slot is achievable with a >>>> content element with select attribute. >>> >>> <content select="[my-attr='the slot value']"> >> >> No. That's not what I'm talking here. I'm talking about putting the >> attribute value into the insertion point in [1] [2] [3], not distributing an >> element based on an attribute value. > > Oh, interesting. That appears to be a complete non-sequitur, tho, as > no one has asked for anything like that. It's *certainly* irrelevant > as a response to the text you quoted. I find it decidedly relevant given I'm pointing out that attribute-specified slots Domenic mentioned isn't what you described. Since the only venue in which attribute-specified slots came up are [1], [2], and [3]. We're DEFINITELY NOT interested in filling slots based on values of arbitrary attributes. [1] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0188.html <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0188.html> [2] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0190.html <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0190.html> [3] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0195.html <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2015AprJun/0195.html> - R. Niwa
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