[whatwg] So if media-queries aren't for determining the media to be used what are they for?

[Tab Atkins Jr.]

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Anne van Kesteren <annevk at annevk.nl> wrote:
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:56 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Importantly, I think I'd like to be able to use either min or max, but
>> @srcset's microsyntax only talks about min sizes. (I got it wrong in
>> my previous email.)
>
> Well, it's not a media query. It *describes* the size of the image.

No it doesn't.  Saying "600w" next to a URL says nothing about the
size of the image, just that you claim that the image at that URL is
intended for screens at least 600px wide.

~TJ