Re: being clearer about css-wide keywords and reset-only sub-properties [css-cascade][css-grid][css-border] from Tab Atkins Jr. on 2015-12-01 (www-style@w3.org from December 2015)

From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:01:18 -0800
To: "L. David Baron" <dbaron@dbaron.org>
Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CAAWBYDBKGuZxC-65uz6xWBm-vt58apJzaREm+YYJdCthKazqWQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:51 PM, L. David Baron <dbaron@dbaron.org> wrote:
> On Monday 2015-11-30 20:27 -0800, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
>> "Reset-only sub-property" is a dfn'd term in Cascade; do we just need
>> to be better about autolinking that when defining such properties?
>
> I think autolinking it would be sufficient, although adding less
> additional commentary about what it means (i.e., saying less) would
> also be helpful.

Yeah, saying nothing more than "'foo-bar' is a <a>reset-only
sub-property</a> of 'foo'" accomplishes the goal and obviates the need
to explain any more, thus killing two birds.

~TJ

Received on Tuesday, 1 December 2015 05:02:37 UTC