On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com>wrote: > > I'm not familiar with what @ is being used for. > At rules. (@media, @supports, @charset) Why couldn't variables start with @? > Because then they would look like at-rules. > Why would it be difficult to implement this so that --foo in a property > value means get the value of the foo property, making var(--foo) > unnecessary? > As I understand it, it's very complicated to change the core grammar of CSS. This syntax works within the existing grammar and so it is viewed more favorably by implementors. Also, I think this syntax stands out as a runtime resolved value instead of as a simple substitution done once.Received on Thursday, 3 April 2014 16:42:29 UTC
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