[kwlug-disc] CSS: varying colours based on inheritance

[Paul Nijjar]

Right. That is what I would consider setting colours individually at each level. 

I can set opacity at different levels: 

ul { color: #00ff00; }


ul ul {  
 filter:alpha(opacity=80); /* ie */
 opacity:0.8;  /* CSS3 */
}

ul ul ul {
 filter:alpha(opacity=60); /* ie */
 opacity:0.6;  /* CSS3 */
}  


But I don't know how to set colours programmatically, and I do not know how to 
make this nest to arbitary depth without stating levels explicitly.

It turns out that trying to do this programatically might be a bad idea because 
I need more contrast from ul to ul. It still seems weird that CSS can't do this. 
(That last sentence has never been uttered in the history of the Internet. 
Ever.) 


- Paul