- From: Ian Hickson <py8ieh@bath.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:45:35 +0000 (BST)
- To: www-style <www-style@w3.org>
On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, L. David Baron wrote:
> The definition of line-height in the spec has some problems. [...]
> In section 10.8.1 of CSS2 [...] I think the rule should be the
> following:
>
> If the property is set on a block-level element whose content is
> composed of inline-level elements, it specifies the line-height of
> an anonymous inline box that contains all of the contents (in the
> normal flow) of the block-level element. This anonymous box also
> has the font properties of the block-level element, so all other
> inline boxes are vertically aligned within it.
>
The above makes the spec much closer to the 'intuitive' expectations.
Note. The rule in CSS1 also needs some work. The first paragraph of
5.4.8, 'line-height', of CSS1, says:
The property sets the distance between two adjacent lines' baselines.
This is wrong (except in the very simple case of homogenous formatting
throughout both line boxes). I suggest that this paragraph be ammended
as follows:
In the simplest case, the 'line-height' property sets the distance
between two adjacent lines' baselines.
...and that the final paragraph of that section ("See the section 4.4
for a description on how 'line-height' influences the formatting of a
block-level element.") be moved up to the top of that section.
So... when can we expect CSS1 Revised Edition II? ;-)
--
Ian Hickson
Received on Monday, 11 January 1999 11:45:39 UTC