Re: [css4-ui] ::tooltip

On 11/4/12 13:30, Andrew Fedoniouk wrote:
> That are just few details. In any case :tooltip or :popup should be
> pseudo-classes that define runtime state of the element rather than
> pseudo-elements as someone proposed in this discussion.
Pseudo-classes reflect *state*, not separate containers to apply the 
rules to. So, if :tooltip was a pseudo-class, the declarations within 
the rule would style the element itself when a tooltip was shown. For 
example,

     div[title]:tooltip { background: gold; }

would give the div itself a gold background when the tooltip is shown.  
Which could be useful, but not much. The point here is to be able to 
style the tooltip itself, and this screams "pseudo-element".

Lea Verou (http://lea.verou.me | @LeaVerou)