Re: [css3-lists] counters "self-nesting"

Le 09/12/2011 12:48, Andrian Cucu a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> In that case, I find the wording "re-using a counter in a child element
> automatically creates a new instance of a counter" confusing - since I'm
> reusing the same counter in a child element and thus a new instance of the
> counter should be created.
>
> At the same time, my interpretation is that "a new instance of a counter"
> means a new counter scope - or does instance refer to something else?

Hi,

As I understand it, a counter instance and scope are the same thing. The 
exact scoping behavior is described for each counter property later in 
the same section, but I agree: the introduction paragraph is confusing 
if not wrong.

Regards,
-- 
Simon Sapin