- From: fantasai <fantasai@escape.com>
- Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 16:37:41 -0400
- To: www-style@w3.org
Ian Hickson wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, fantasai wrote: > > > > Over-constrained Table Rows > > --------------------------- > > > > If a table row is over-constrained (all widths, paddings, and > > borders are specified, including the table width), what gives? > > There's no margin on the table cells. > > Could you give an example of this? I don't think a table row can ever be > over constrained, since it gets its width directly from the table and the > cells, but in my experience you are rarely wrong about errors in the spec, > so I'm sure I missed something... (Hey, that's my line.) Having reread 17.5.2, I realize that /I/ missed something. So the spec is fine as it is. (AFAICT, of course.) So, my thanks for the compliment, and my apologies for the mistake. *bows* > > Missing Case for Border Conflict Resolution > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > | 4. If border styles differ only in color, then a style set on a > > | cell wins over one on a row, which wins over a row group, column, > > | column group and, lastly, table. > > > > What happens if the border styles are both set on individual cells? > > Personally, I'd hope document order would win in such an ambiguous > situation. I'd hope so, too. > You'll be glad to know that the WG has, in principle, decided to take the > errata suggested at the bottom of: > http://fantasai.tripod.com/www-style/2002/table-backgrounds/ > ...with minor editorial changes for clarity. Thanks for the notification. :) ~fantasai
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