On Thu, 2010-02-18 at 17:07 -0500, Boris Zbarsky wrote: > On 2/18/10 4:54 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > What about a new selector for these sorts of elements? > > The topic of this thread is what form this selector should take and how > it should work. > > > To me it seems logical that you > > shouldn't be using pseudo elements > > Why? If what you're trying to style is the placeholder _text_, then it > needs to be a pseudo-element. If the goal is to style inputs that are > showing a placeholder, then it needs to be a pseudo-class. What's the goal? > > -Boris
I think maybe our terminologies are crossing wires. After looking up the exact meaning, I think maybe a pseudo element IS preferable over a pseudo class now. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk