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Re: WD-CSS21-20020802 section 14, "Colors and Backgrounds", editorial suggestions

From: fantasai <fantasai@escape.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 19:40:22 -0500
Message-ID: <3DD6E576.6080103@escape.com>
To: www-style@w3.org 

Etan Wexler wrote:
 >
> 14.2.1 Background properties: 'background-color', 'background-image',
> 'background-repeat', 'background-attachment', 'background-position', and
> 'background'
> 
> 
> "it sets the horizontal position only, the vertical position will be 50%"
> 
> Add "and" after the comma.

The relationship is more accurately expressed as "as a result". "And"
implies a parallel relationship, and it makes the "only" seem awkward.
It would be better to just change the comma to a semicolon.

~fantasai
Received on Saturday, 16 November 2002 19:40:10 GMT

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