Re: [Css Variables] Variable Declaration Blocks

• From: Brad Kemper <brkemper.comcast@gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:47:37 -0700
• To: Andrew Fedoniouk <news@terrainformatica.com>
• Cc: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>, Mike Wilson <mikewse@hotmail.com>, www-style@w3.org
• Message-Id: <223ED4B9-A8DD-440C-A5FF-0130CB6BD494@gmail.com>

On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:15 PM, Andrew Fedoniouk wrote:

> "Named constants are in-scope from the point at which they are  
> declared until overridden by a later declaration."
...
> It appears as CSS constants in order to be used in parse time
> must obey following rules:
>
> 1) First seen - first used.
>
>   First declaration of the constant establishes its value.
>   Later [re]declarations of the same constant must be ignored.

I agree. Whatever it is, it is not a constant if a later rule can  
redefine it.

Received on Sunday, 19 October 2008 04:48:16 UTC