- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:26:01 -0700
- To: Ojan Vafai <ojan@chromium.org>
- Cc: Florian Rivoal <florianr@opera.com>, www-style@w3.org
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Ojan Vafai <ojan@chromium.org> wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> > wrote: >> The only two extensions I know I want right now are (1) the ability to >> specify a default value to be used when a var is invalid or undefined, >> and (2) the ability to grab the value of a variable from the parent >> (the inherited value) rather than from the current element. >> >> Under the current syntax, these would look something like this: >> >> color: var(bar) // normal >> color: var(bar, red) // default value >> color: parent-var(bar) // bar from the parent >> color: parent-var(bar, red) // bar from the parent, with a default value >> >> In the new syntax, it would look something like this: >> >> color: $bar //normal >> color: default-var($bar, red) // default value > > This could still be var($bar, red) and var($bar) could still work. $bar > could just be an alais for it. Any subset of these options for dealing with > default values seem fine to me. Hm, good point. No reason to use an extra-long name if a shorter one will do. >> color: parent-var($bar) // bar from the parent >> color: parent-var($bar, red) // bar from the parent, with a default value > > The new syntax looks strictly better. It prioritizes making the common case > more readable (or at least more concise) and easier to use without making > the less common cases any worse. That's my argument, yeah. ~TJ
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