There's also the issue that the new : syntax has slightly different semantics than the old = syntax. We don't want to keep the old semantics around longer than we have to, and we don't want to confuse people unnecessarily by changing the semantics for the existing syntax.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Chris Eppstein <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the syntactic consistency is very important for scss, a little less > so for sass, but where possible, I'd like sass and scss to be the same to > make it easier for users to be able to read them both. > > So, I'd like to wait until decent editor support is available before > considering this. It seems like the kind of thing that syntax highlighting > will make more obvious. > > Also, would you self identify as a programmer or a designer? > > chris > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 7:24 AM, tshim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for all good things sass. >> >> I do like some of the recent syntax changes (to sass itself, not the >> scss addition) however one thing that seems stinky is not using = for >> variable assignment. >> >> $my_self_importance = 0 >> >> is better than >> >> $your_self_importance: 0 >> >> I prefer = because the syntactic distinction between variable >> assignment and css attribute assignment is much more clear. In other >> words, I feel the = should be used for assignment, and : for css >> attribute assignment. >> >> $my_syntax_ocd: 100% >> >> is too similar to >> >> #boner >> width: 100% >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Haml" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <haml%[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/haml?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Haml" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <haml%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/haml?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Haml" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/haml?hl=en.
