Sent by Larry Israel on 8 December 2004 06:06
> The ideal solution as I see it would be parent selectors, i.e. something
> like:
>
> ul < li < a:focus { left:auto }
>
> which would enable the focus to propogate up the menus and affect the
> properties of parent elements, like :hover does, but that doesn't exist
> in css (at least not yet... I read somewhere that it was discussed, but
> didn't make it into the specs.)
>
> Until then [...]
I think you'll be waiting a very long time. Maybe forever. At least if my
recollection is correct.
I recall reading a discussion about this not long ago on www-style, a W3C
list where the CSS specs are discussed. Someone proposed exactly what
you're suggesting: parent or ancestor selectors. Someone in-the-know
replied that it wasn't going to happen due to technical issues --
impossible, very intensive, or time-consuming to implement, or some such.
Sorry I can't remember the exact details. Yeah, I was kinda disappointed
too.
Larry
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