Re: Controlling size of a tab character (U+0009)

On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:52:45 +0100, Jens Meiert <jens@meiert.com> wrote:
>> We found the need to introduce a CSS property that allows controlling  
>> the size of a tab.
>
> Why, what's the problem you want to solve?

E.g. controlling the size of a tab while showing source code that contains  
tab characters in Opera Dragonfly.


On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:53:51 +0100, David Woolley  
<forums@david-woolley.me.uk> wrote:
> Why is this not a length?

Because the use case is controlling the size in preformatted text. We did  
not find it necessary to make this more complex.


> Why do you want it to change with font size, when inherited?

I don't understand.


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Anne van Kesteren
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Received on Tuesday, 2 December 2008 15:37:51 UTC