- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:13:18 +0000 (UTC)
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Matthew Raymond wrote: > > > > > > 3) Lack of Encapsulation > > > > > > Current solutions do not take the form of objects. Therefore, one > > > typically has to edit the source files used to create a widget in > > > order to style it. For those who may be using source they didn't > > > write, this could be disastrous for obvious reasons. > > > > Unfortunately, there is no way to style the proposed widget. However, > > XBL would be the way to do it on the long run. > > I don't understand why you wouldn't be able to style an HTML element. Because there is no element that actually represents the tab in the current proposal. > True, you can't necessarily style the widget directly, since > implementation of an HTML element is largely left to vendors, but you > could certainly apply CSS properties to it, and perhaps even CSS > properties that specifically refer to tabs. Right; XBL is the generic solution for that kind of problem. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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