- From: JB Piggin <jbpiggin@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 06:33:18 -0700 (PDT)
- To: www-style@w3.org
- Cc: stevahn@boi.hp.com, bert@w3.org
Does anyone know how far away the next draft of the CSS paged-media module is? I ask because I'm interested in section 4 (Footnotes and Endnotes) but the section is currently empty [1]. There is a bald observation about it in "The Box Model" [2]. The section on floats is also still only a declaration of intent [3]. I'm also interested to know if those ideas, of floating notes into margins (left, bottom or right), could be implemented in screen media under CSS3. In a recent posting on css-discuss@westciv.com, I unsuccessfully sought some way of floating a note outside of its containing text block in CSS2, and refilling the hole left behind in the text. There was a suggestion that Mozilla may fill the hole if the note is shifted sideways with position:relative but I was doubtful whether this behaviour is fully compliant with CSS2. There is a discussion of notes on the macro-typography guide at http://www.piggin.net/footnote4.htm What is needed is a way of pushing a note into the margin (left, right or bottom) of a screen DIV, but contiguous to the text. As the Box Model stands [4] it should *not* be possible to float outside the containing box (principle of horizontal containment). However I would propose that this principle be relaxed and new float properties of "outside-right", "outside-left" and "outside-below" be introduced. Jean-Baptiste Piggin [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-page [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-box/ quote: "Should also have float to top/bottom of page. In paged media module?" [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-page#id00176055284 however the diagram at http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-page#id00601450464 clearly foresees floats into left and right margins as well. [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-css3-box-0010726/#the-float ====================================== Macro-Typography Style Guide at http://www.piggin.net ===== ===================================================== Macro-Typography Style Guide at http://www.piggin.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
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