Finally reported this #chromebug: bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium… Would appreciate a heads up, gonna mention it in a talk in 3 hours. cc @RickByers
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I'm actually impressed it works in Firefox, even in more complex cases. This is not specified nor easy to make working.
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Ccing @gregwhitworth and adding a more thorough test case our latest build doesn't pass: fremycompany.com/TEMP/2016-1…
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wait... I should have waited three hours before saying that, shouldn't have? :-) #TooLateNotToBeTooEarly
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Ok, spoke too soon anyway; doesn't pass all cases in Firefox either, depending on interpretation of spec
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define --bg in one stylesheet and use it in your inline style, url will be relative to "wrong" root
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this needs working group resolution, please file a github issue and agenda+
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What's unclear about current spec? Variables are token substitution, so relative to use.

Nov 24, 2016 · 7:09 AM UTC

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Sure, but that is not useful. It means you cannot store images in variables reliably.
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