RE: Positioned elements

Would it achieve something that is not possible today?

From: www-style-request@w3.org [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Eugen.Konkov@aldec.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:54 AM
To: www-style@w3.org
Subject: Positioned elements

Is you plan to add ability to position element relatively to its parent
NOT to its position in normal flow (relative)
NOT to its containing block (absolute)

<div style="position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 150px; border: 1px solid red;">
TESTCASE #2
<table border=1><tr>
  <td>HELLO</td><td><div style="position: absolute; left:40px; top:12px; background: red;">aa</div></td>
  </tr>
<tr>
  <td>HELLO</td><td>HELLO<select style="position: parent; left:0px; top:0px; background: blue;"></select></td>
  </tr>
</table>
</div>

So its look like this:
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And NOT:
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like in 'relative' positioning

And NOT:
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like in 'absolute' positioning