Re: [css-variables] Why we can not use 'var()' function for normal property from Marat Tanalin on 2015-06-02 (www-style@w3.org from June 2015)

From: Marat Tanalin <mtanalin@yandex.ru>
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:29:49 +0300
To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-Id: <680341433269789@web24g.yandex.ru>

02.06.2015, 21:16, "Boris Zbarsky" <bzbarsky@mit.edu>:
> On 6/2/15 2:14 PM, Marat Tanalin wrote:
>>       a: var(b);
>>       b: var(a);
>>
>>  If we need to get the value of the `a` property, then we should then access `b` property referenced with `var(b)`. So we have "a, b" order.
>>
>>  If we need to get the value of the `b` property, then we should then access `a` property referenced with `var(a)`. So we have "b, a" order.
>
> OK, what happens with:
>
>    a: var(b);
>    b: var(c);
>    d: var(e);
>    e: color;
>
> Does it depend on the nesting depth?  Does it depend on whether a or b is computed "first"?

In your example, `a` and `b` are undefined since `c` is not specified.

`d` value is `color` (value of `e` referenced with `var(e)` as `d` value), and its final value depends on what is `color`.

Received on Tuesday, 2 June 2015 18:30:22 UTC