- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:40:23 -0800
- To: Jon Rimmer <jon.rimmer@gmail.com>
- Cc: "Linss, Peter" <peter.linss@hp.com>, Alex Russell <slightlyoff@google.com>, Peter Beverloo <peter@lvp-media.com>, Daniel Glazman <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Jon Rimmer <jon.rimmer@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8 Feb 2011, at 18:34, "Linss, Peter" <peter.linss@hp.com> wrote:
>> I don't understand that point, how far can a ')' be from the 'var('? There's
>> only supposed to be a single ident in between... (and perhaps whitespace) I
>> suppose you could put comments in between, but ok, don't do that.
>
> Well, that depends on whether idents can contain other idents,
> var(var(foo)var(bar)) anyone? Or should I stop before Tab's brain seizes up
> again? ;-)
Thank you. ^_^
> But seriously, my experience from programming is that the more parentheses
> on a line, the harder it is to unpick and understand the different
> components of an expression, and a different manner of identification, like
> the $ syntax, makes things easier to parse from a human perspective.
Indeed. It's easier to read:
linear-gradient($main-color, $secondary-color);
...than it is to read:
linear-gradient(var(main-color), var(secondary-color));
At least, imo.
~TJ
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