Re: Proprietary Properties?

Eric A. Meyer wrote (3:59 PM -0500 12/9/97):
"    I was in a discussion with someone about HTML vs. CSS, and one of the
" points I made was that at least with CSS, we don't have the problems of
" browser authors adding proprietary stuff, like has been happening for years
" with HTML.  The response was, "Oh, yeah, like they don't do the same thing
" with CSS."
"[snip]
"    So I put it to the folks here:  ARE there any proprietary properties?

MS has implemented support for a number of "proposed" CSS properties in IE4. I can't provide a list, but the "hover" pseudoclass on links, custom cursor and filter support come to mind. I don't think these are really so insidious in themselves, but I wish they'd implement all of CSS1 before going off on their own. Like "width" on block-level elements other than DIV, or the real "ex" unit (not just .5 em).


Todd Fahrner
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Received on Tuesday, 9 December 1997 16:35:47 UTC