RE: CSS21 z-index / stacking section error with rel-pos in floats

This change should affect more than floats.  It should also affect inline-block, inline-table, and positioned content with z-index: auto.

See appendix E for details.

--Markus

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From: www-style-request@w3.org [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Ian Hickson
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:26 PM
To: www-style@w3.org
Subject: CSS21 z-index / stacking section error with rel-pos in floats



It was observed that browsers don't quite implement E.2:5 as per the spec.
There's actually an error in the spec. Point 5 in E.2 should be changed as
follows:

s/but any descendants which actually create a new stacking context/but any
positioned descendants and descendants which actually create a new
stacking context/

Testcase (assumes proposed changes):
   http://www.hixie.ch/tests/adhoc/css/box/float/054.html

Cheers,
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