Re: Réf. : Re: [css3-fonts] Nested 'bolder' and 'lighter' question from Boris Zbarsky on 2008-08-30 (www-style@w3.org from August 2008)

From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:47:44 -0400
To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
CC: www-style@w3.org
Message-ID: <48B898B0.3010906@mit.edu>

Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
> Boris argues a subtle line, where he advocates clamping the computed 
> value only.  The actual value of font-weight can vary upwards and 
> downwards indefinitely (or rather, until it overflows whatever the 
> browser is using to store it).

Actually, I advocate allowing the computed value vary indefinitely and 
clamping the used value.  The former is what's used for inheritance; the 
latter is what's used for painting.

-Boris

Received on Saturday, 30 August 2008 00:48:28 UTC