- From: Anton Prowse <prowse@moonhenge.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:06:00 +0100
- To: CSS 3 W3C Group <www-style@w3.org>
On 25/11/2010 19:31, Øyvind Stenhaug wrote: > On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:05:17 +0100, François REMY > <fremycompany_msn@yahoo.fr> wrote: > >> Suppose you have something like that >> <books> >> <book new="true">My new book</book> >> <book new="false">My second book</book> >> <book new="false">My first book</book> >> </books> >> You would like to write something like >> book[new="true"]::before { >> content: image(url('new.gif),'New: '); >> } > > As far as I can see the css3-content draft[1] already allows for this to > be accomplished, without the image() part. > > book[new="true"]::before { > content: url(new.gif), 'New: '; > } > This disappoints me. If the book is new, chances are I want to know about it even when the CSS file doesn't load. > (At least on the Web, I go by the rule that a document should be usable > with (author) styling disabled. But it also seems clear that the specs > acknowledge the possibility of decorative text strings.) If they're decorative then they don't need alt text. Unless the text itself is supposed to be art rather than literature; anyone have any examples beyond Hixie's cat sig? Cheers, Anton Prowse http://dev.moonhenge.net
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