[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message]

RE: css syntax - easy question

• To: <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: css syntax - easy question
• From: "Jelks Cabaniss" <jelks@j...>
• Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 16:43:08 -0400
• In-reply-to: <6.2.1.2.0.20050711115220.03a979a8@l...>
• Thread-index: AcWGTnlEqcgXG9kHRSuNZmvf1SnAdQABvKYA

Laura Kertz wrote:
> name:before {content: "name: "}
> phone:before {content: "phone: "}
> email:before {content: "email: "}
> 
> Could I collapse it all using the * selector? I am not sure what the
> "something here" would be to pull out the element name.
> 
> *:before {content: "SOMETHING HERE"}

I don't believe that's doable with CSS today.  As to a possible future, see:

	http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-content/

I wouldn't hold my breath, though -- note the date of that draft.  


/Jelks

• Follow-Ups:
  • [ANN] Tri-XML 2005: World Class XML Conference offers attendees unique education in applied XML
    • From: Scott Abel <abelsp@n...>

• References:
  • Re: css syntax - easy question
    • From: Laura Kertz <kertz@l...>

• Prev by Date: RE: XML Hangover
• Next by Date: [ANN] Tri-XML 2005: World Class XML Conference offers attendees unique education in applied XML
• Previous by thread: Re: css syntax - easy question
• Next by thread: [ANN] Tri-XML 2005: World Class XML Conference offers attendees unique education in applied XML
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread