Re: [selectors] define how the :active state propagates across elements

On 11/6/14, 8:24 AM, Florian Rivoal wrote:
> Proposal 1: Similarly to :hover, add “Host languages may define additional ways in which an element can match :active.” and let the whatwg sort out a vs a+b in the html spec

Note that the whatwg already has to some extent.  See 
https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/scripting.html#selector-active 
which in fact already has the "An element that has a descendant that is 
currently matching the :active pseudo-class" bit, but not the label bits.

-Boris