- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:28:59 -0700
- To: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- Cc: www-style <www-style@w3.org>
On Jul 10, 2008, at 1:03 PM, Lachlan Hunt wrote: > > Hi, > This is a proposal for a new :context pseudo-class designed to > match the context node of a query, where the the scope of elements > that match a given Selector is constrained to be within a subtree > rooted by a particular node. > > This proposal has been developed based on work within the Web > Application Working Group. It has been designed primarily for use > with Selectors API to meet the needs of JavaScript libraries such as > JQuery and Dojo, but is also suitable for use with scoped > stylesheets in HTML5. > > I am prepared to be the editor of this specification and, if > necessary, join the CSS WG in order to do so, or it could be worked > on within the WebApps WG under advise from the CSS WG. > > The proposal can be found here: > > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2008Jul/att-0019/Overview.html Previously this pseudo-class has been suggested as :scope. Why the change to :context? (I'm not saying I disagree, just curious.) Regards, Maciej
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