- From: Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:07:53 -0800
- To: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>, Philip Walton <philip@philipwalton.com>
- CC: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On 1/24/13 12:41 PM, "Bjoern Hoehrmann" <derhoermi@gmx.net> wrote: >* Philip Walton wrote: >>Obviously it would be terribly confusing, but has the option of both >>pseudo-class and pseudo-element been discussed? >> >>`input:placeholder` would be used to describe an input element whose >>placeholder is visible and `input::placeholder` would be used to style >>the >>placeholder. > >I note in passing that the identifier `placeholder` does not have to be >used in any selector at all, the Working Group is free to call them e.g. >`:unedited` and `::hint-text` if it wanted to. This seems the most reasonable approach to me (based on what I've understood in this thread so far). Have an :unedited pseudo-class representing the state of the input element, with a ::suggestion pseudo-element that represents the contents of the element in that state. I'll add this option to the wiki. Thanks, Alan
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