- From: Ernest Cline <ernestcline@mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 20:06:54 -0400
- To: <www-style@w3.org>
Christoph Päper wrote: > Matt: > > > > It's sensible that only interactive elements can accept the :hover > > pseudo-class. > > What about highlighted table-rows or columns? I presume that the intention is to provide a mechanism whereby it is easy to determine which row and column a cell belongs to. However, how does the use of :hover to do this achieve this when the page is printed and interactive pseudo-classes such as :hover are not available? There is a definite need for a pseudo-class that indicates that there is some user action available when the pointer is hovering over the element in question. I have yet to see a need for a pseudo-class to the indicate that the pointer is over any element, but it is apparent that many people have a desire for one. Perhaps the best solution would be to have two pseudo-classes instead of one? Then we can fight over which one gets to keep the name :hover, instead of how to interpret :hover.
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