- From: H?kon Wium Lie via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:19:58 +0000
- To: public-css-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/csswg/css3-gcpm In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv14118 Modified Files: Overview.src.html Log Message: refining alternative float model Index: Overview.src.html =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/public/csswg/css3-gcpm/Overview.src.html,v retrieving revision 1.128 retrieving revision 1.129 diff -u -d -r1.128 -r1.129 --- Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 19:17:43 -0000 1.128 +++ Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 19:19:56 -0000 1.129 @@ -2467,19 +2467,18 @@ and the new 'float-modifier', provides support for common paper-based layouts. -<p>(A few words about the difference between mk2 and mk1: Care has -now been take to avoid being able to specify layouts that are hard to -achieve, or that can be achieved in other ways. For example, by saying -'top-corner' instead of 'top-left' or 'top-right', it becomes -impossible to specify a layout where one has to replace already -laid-out content. Compared to the mk1 float model, mk2 does not allow -one to explicityly set the containing block of the float; the CB is -column or the multicol element (depending on the keyword in use). It -is therefore impossible to float something to the top of the page. -However, given that 'column-span' now is widely supported, one can -make (say) the root element a multicol element. Floating something to -the top of the multicol element thereby floats it to the top of the -page.) +<p>(A few words about the difference between mk2 and mk1: Care has now +been taken to avoid layouts that are hard to achieve, or that can be +achieved in other ways. For example, by saying 'top-corner' instead of +'top left' or 'top right', it becomes impossible to specify a layout +where one has to replace already laid-out content. Compared to the mk1 +float model, mk2 does not allow one to explicityly set the containing +block of the float; the CB is the column or the multicol element +(depending on which keyword in use). It is therefore impossible to +float something to the top of the page. However, given that +'column-span' now is widely supported, a different strategy can be +used: make the root element a multicol element, and float the box to +the top. Thereby it ends up at the top of hte page.) <p>Four new keywords on 'float' have been added:
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