- From: Ian Graham <igraham@smaug.java.utoronto.ca>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 18:52:17 -0400 (EDT)
- To: fahrner@pobox.com (Todd Fahrner)
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
..... > there. > > What we need is a P:initial pseudoclass. > Such a pseudoclass must be *context* sensitive -- should it be the first paragraph on the display, first paragraph after an H1, or perhaps a first paragraph inside a DIV? The latter is possible using current selector rules -- e.g., DIV P.firstpar. The second is not possible, as the required selector format (I can't recall what it was) was dropped in CSS1. I am sure there are many common typographic formatting instructions (first-paragraph, drop-caps, etc.) that will appear in subsequent CSS versions. And, as usual, it will probably be css 'pseudo-terrorists' who will point the way to the most in-demand features. Ian -- Ian Graham ................................. ian.graham@utoronto.ca Centre for Academic Technology Information Commons Tel: 416-978-4548 University of Toronto Fax: 416-978-7705 ..................... http://www.utoronto.ca/ian/ ................. > ----- > > ________________________________________ > Todd Fahrner > fahrner@pobox.com > > The printed page transcends space and time. The printed page, the > infinitude of books, must be transcended. THE ELECTRO-LIBRARY. > > --El Lissitzky, 1923 > >
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