why "inherit" value strikes out all previos values ?

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19. July 2012, 09:26:26

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why "inherit" value strikes out all previos values ?

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It was hard. CSS used explicit inherit value. A lot.

And that meant that real value was masked and hidden in piles of other styles.

I suggest that:

1) "inherit" value would not strike-out last real value. Just like implicit inheritance would not.
2) "inherit" value been rendered in italics, showing its special "transparent" status.
3) in "computed style" section inherit values were never displayed but real values were displayed instead.

27. July 2012, 12:14:19

a3ano

Posts: 287

Originally posted by the-Arioch:

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It was hard. CSS used explicit inherit value. A lot.
And that meant that real value was masked and hidden in piles of other styles.

I suggest that:
1) "inherit" value would not strike-out last real value. Just like implicit inheritance would not.
2) "inherit" value been rendered in italics, showing its special "transparent" status.
3) in "computed style" section inherit values were never displayed but real values were displayed instead.

I agree that the when inherit is used it is hard to 'debug' the styles.
The two first suggestions are good.
The last one I do not understand. Isn't it meant to be that Computed Style displays the real values? Can you explain this last suggestion for me?

Thanks, Regards, a3ano

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27. July 2012, 14:47:20

the-Arioch

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> Isn't it meant to be that Computed Style displays the real values?

Exactly.

But what is the "real" in this context ?
And what is displayed really ?

To me it displays "inherited" - and gives me no info "how much".

I think it should just display the value that was inherited.
If i need to know - was there inheritance or not - it would look into history. But in Computed Styles i want to see "20" or "red" but not "inherited"

I want Computed Styles to show the same for explicit inheritance, like it would for implicit ones, when no value was specified at all.

28. July 2012, 17:35:51

a3ano

Posts: 287

Thanks for your reply.
I agree with you.
Regards, a3ano

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