- From: Ian Hickson <py8ieh@bath.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 19:52:39 +0100 (BST)
- To: Christian Kaufhold <chka@uni-bremen.de>
- cc: www-style@w3.org
On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Christian Kaufhold wrote:
> My suggestions for a future version of CSS:
> I would not use "tooltip" (to present a tooltip over the element) as a
> pseudo-element, as it has been suggested, but create it as a new
> property.
> Allowed values: none | auto | [ attr(x) || string ]+ | inherit
> Initial: inherit
> Applies to: all elements
> Media: visual, interactive
> I also suggest a property "status" whose content is displayed in the
> status line of the browser, and which takes exactly the same values.
Tooltip has the 'advantage' that it can be formatted:
*:tooltip { content: attr(title); background: yellow none;
color: black; border: thin solid black; }
However, I would have to agree that a property has it's redeeming
features (consistency of interface, ease of implementation).
[Idea added to past suggestions list].
--
Ian Hickson
Received on Tuesday, 20 October 1998 14:52:43 UTC