Re: [css3-selectors] "recursive" selectors from Boris Zbarsky on 2003-04-29 (www-style@w3.org from April 2003)

From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:57:19 -0500
To: Andy <aholmes84@shaw.ca>, www-style@w3.org
Message-ID: <3EAEBCFF.1000607@mit.edu>

Andy wrote:

> In my view, your first example would make all block elements inline

At which point they are no longer blocks and the selector does not apply.

> and if the second rule followed it, would float all inline objects 
> to the right.

Which makes the computed value of their display property "block", thus 
that selector no longer applies.

> Seems pretty simple to me.

Seems like a built-in infinite loop to me.

Received on Tuesday, 29 April 2003 14:05:46 UTC