RE: May have to do with "column layout" WAS:RE: Proposal of alternative to CSS3 box-sizing property

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod Dav4is [mailto:dav4is@bigfoot.com]

> Manos Batsis wrote in part:
> 
> > Yes you are right but the problem remains. In a current 
> browser, this
> > will render your .myClass elements one under the other,
> 
> I think this effect comes only with text. Things with 
> inherent dimensions,
> like images, should render side-by-side, I think. If they fit.

I thought we where having this discussion with positioned block elements
in mind :-)

> 
> > thanks to that
> > "auto" that occurs when "width:50% outside" cannot be interpreted.
> >
> > Allow me to change my previous proposal to something like this:
> >
> > .myClass{
> >  width:50%;
> >  width-include:border(10px), margin(5%);
> > }
> >
> > This way, border and margin width will only be interpreted if
> > width-include is known.
> 
> And legacy UAs will display the blocks positioned correctly 
> (perhaps!), but
> without their margins, borders, or padding.
> 
> So, which is more important: Position? (your proposal) 
> Decorations? (like
> borders, margins, padding -- my proposal)

There is no answer to that.


> 
> I submit that proper position without the intended 
> decorations can be very
> confusing. Consider two columns of text. Without some sort of 
> gutter to
> separate them when arranged adjacently, one cannot tell where 
> one ends and
> the other begins.

Agreed. So, back to my original question, can the Multi-column layout be
used (or modified) to solve this?
Maybe that's where we should focus on coming posts in this thread.

Kindest regards,

Manos