- From: Simon Sapin <simon.sapin@exyr.org>
- Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:44:59 +0000
- To: Gavin Engel <gavin@engel.com>, www-style@w3.org
On 06/12/2013 08:59, Gavin Engel wrote:
> 2. It is somewhat non-intuitive as to where the reference (/for/)
> applies to the second selector (/input/). If we use a more complex
> example we can see this more clearly:
>
> label:matches(:hover, :focus) /for/ .foo input { }
>
> Does the/for/'s id apply to the .foo or to the input?
It applies to .foo
Combinators always describe the relationship between the two "compound
selectors" they are in-between, nothing further.
http://dev.w3.org/csswg/selectors4/#compound
> I imagine it is
> meant to always apply to the /final/ simple selector (/input/), even
> though reading from left-to-right the /for/ is next to .foo. This makes
> it somewhat non-intuitive. It also removes the /possibility/ of
> attaching the id to the first simple selector (/.foo/).
Why did you imagine that, if you also find it non-intuitive? Can we make
the spec clearer?
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Simon Sapin
Received on Friday, 6 December 2013 19:45:29 UTC