CSS3 module "Generated Content for Paged Media" and especially the target-counter function

[Fyrd]

CSS3 module "Generated Content for Paged Media" and especially the target-counter function

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Moderator votes: +3 Issue added by tynstar on 2014-08-07

[DavidSabine]

+1

[puco]

+1

[ntlk]

Adding this would be extremely helpful.

[jrabbe]

Agreed, right now finding out what the support is for Paged Media in browsers is a pain.

[jonathansnell]

+1

[tgr]

Current status: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5400251359821824 (not implemented anywhere)

[jaggzh]

PrinceXML https://www.princexml.com/ supports it. (Note: I am not affiliated with them in any way, just using their software due to the HTML/CSS print features they support that nothing else seems to).

[tgr]

So does Vivliostyle and probably a number of other print tools. But I don't believe caniuse tracks those.

[tgraham-antenna]

+1

Antenna House Formatter (https://www.antennahouse.com/antenna1/formatter/) supports GCPM as well. I would, of course, also like to see caniuse track paged media formatters alongside browsers.

[JimSaiya]

+1

[Porges]

I would, of course, also like to see caniuse track paged media formatters alongside browsers.

Another category that should be added site-wide is EPUB/MOBI renderers (since it's all just HTML & CSS in the end). Often Amazon's documentation about what the Kindle supports is inaccurate.

[pl86]

+1

[Ognian]

+1

[stephanschubert]

CONTRIBUTING.md says it's currently not possible to add another browser.. Why's that?

I would also really like to add KF8/KFX support (see appendix 16.1+) as a common denominator for EPUB & MOBI.

[chharvey]

High-Level Summary

Features Already Present on CanIUse

• CSS 2.1 Generated content for pseudo-elements
• CSS 2.1 Counters

CSS Generated Content Module Level 3

• Spec

Features In Spec

1. “Generated content should be searchable, selectable, and available to assistive technologies”
2. content property alt text: content: url('./img/star.png') / 'New!';
3. content property keyword values: normal | none | contents
4. leader() function: leader(dotted | solid | space | <string>)
5. target-counter(), target-counters(), target-text() functions
6. string-set property
7. string() function
8. content() function (not to be confused with content property)

[caesar]

+1

[manuelmeister]

I still think this is relevant today

[vintprox]

Browser typesetting is so behind LaTeX/ConTeXt, we don't even get mention of it (6 years old exception).

[EdgarSchouten]

+1

[NigelCunningham]

+1

[WebDragon]

+1 just came 'round looking for this for generating an Annual Directory from html to pdf and was somewhat astonished to learn it hadn't yet been implemented

[MartinMerkel]

Being able to use target-counter(s and target-text for online content and not just printed media would be extremely helpful.