Re: [cssom] Proposing a getDefaultComputedStyle method

On 10/12/12 11:23 PM, "Mike Sherov" <mike.sherov@gmail.com> wrote:
>The use case here is $(elem).show() when the author rules say the CSS
>display value is "none". What CSS display value should be added?
>Without keeping a large map of elements to default value, its
>impossible to say without jumping through hoops.

That's the only use case I've seen for this so far.

>We even have several tickets dedicated to working around the issue be
>using the .hidden property of the element, but that'll be a dead end
>too.

How does the hidden property not solve it?

--tobie