> In a recent "links for light reading" reference was made to a very
> interesting article by Chris Coyier on attribute selectors such as 'rel'.
>
> At the very basic level, the article exemplifies h1[rel="external"]{color :
> red;} used with the html:
>
> <h1 rel="external">Attribute Equals</h1>
As others have said, this is an invalid use of rel. We could change
his example from:
<h2 id="first-title" class="magical" rel="friend">David Walsh</h2>
To
<h2 id="first-title" class="magical friend">David Walsh</h2>
(I'd also get rid of "first-title"...)
That said, attribute selectors are very useful. Think about a form.
Instead of adding a class to all text input boxes, you can style them
with a simple:
input[type="text"] {/* whatever styles */}
For links, how about:
a[href^="http"] {/* links starting with http */}
a[rel] {/* any link with a rel attribute */}
-Tim
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