ISSUE-65: Does :hover apply to parent of hovered element?

Does :hover apply to parent of hovered element?

State:
CLOSED
Product:
Selectors Level 3
Raised by:
Elika Etemad
Opened on:
2008-10-16
Description:
Given
<p>
<c/>
</p>

and c matching :hover, does p also match :hover? Consider the case where c is geometrically positioned outside p.
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