On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Anne van Kesteren <ann...@annevk.nl> wrote:
> ... > > >> My problem is not with the ability to address the host element, but by > >> addressing it through a pseudo-class, which has so far only been used > >> for matching elements in the tree that have a particular internal > >> slot. > > > > I don't understand what distinction you're trying to draw here. Can > > you elaborate? > > A pseudo-class selector is like a class selector. You match an element > based on a particular trait it has. Your suggestion for :host() > however is to make it match an element that cannot otherwise be > matched. That's vastly different semantics > That's still true if you use ::host, what is the thing on the left hand side the ::host lives on? I'm not aware of any pseudo element that's not connected to another element such that you couldn't write {thing}::pseudo. - E