Re: proposal for a new css combinator

On Jan 14, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Alan Gresley wrote:

> James Elmore wrote:
>> On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Aryeh Gregor wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:58 AM, James Elmore 
>>> <James.Elmore@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> What about allowing multiple limits? A combinator could let the 
>>>> depth of
>>>> control be stated, or limited by the designer.
>>>>
>>>> Just as an example, "h1 (1-2)h2" might select the first two levels 
>>>> of h2
>>>> elements under an h1 element.
>>>
>>> Isn't this the same as h1 % h2, h1 % h2 % h2?
>>>
>>>> Even more, the (an+b) syntax might allow each nth child (or other
>>>> combinator) to be selected, so, for example, alternate headings 
>>>> could be
>>>> different colors.
>>>
>>> This might be useful.  For instance, one common requirement is to 
>>> have
>>> list bullets differ with nesting.  This would be nice to have like
>>>
>>> ul > li { list-style-type: disc }
>>> ul > li ul > li { list-style-type: square }
>>> ul > li ul > li ul > li { list-style-type: circle }
>>>
>>> Ideally you'd like to continue disc, square, circle, disc, square, 
>>> circle, . . .
>> So, assuming the <ul>'s are all within some <div> (or otherwise 
>> specified -- like with a .class), the style rules might look like 
>> this:
>> div (3n)ul   { list-style-type: disc; }
>> div (3n+1)ul { list-style-type: square; }
>> div (3n+2)ul { list-style-type: circle; }
>> That seems to be a powerful and useful syntax for combinators.
>> <James />
>
>
> I agree but what happens if a wrapper between the <div> and the <ul> 
> is insert by a script? This is the same as when an extra list item is 
> inserted into a list. No set of sibling combinators will select the 
> last child. Only this will work.
>
> div li:last-child
>
> This is why I see '+' and last-child as different. This is why I am 
> (or was) seeing this as a structural pseudo-classes. As usual I have 
> gone out of orbit and should be proposing a different selector. :-0
>
>
> -- 
> Alan http://css-class.com/
>
>

Does the specification for the (an+b) not include negative numbers? If 
I remember correctly, (-1) selects the last child. (If I am wrong, 
sorry. I will try to find time later today to check the spec and 
refresh my memories.)

<James />

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