- From: Philip TAYLOR <P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk>
- Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:35:42 +0000
- To: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- CC: "Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd)" <P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: > * Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd) wrote: >> Odd, I would have thought exactly the opposite. If >> there are two contiguous nowrap regions, then the >> probability that one will end up with an ill-formatted >> document is far greater if wrapping is prohibited >> between them than if it is allowed. > > Not wrapping may result in visually unpleasant rendering, such as one > that requires horizontal scrolling, but wrapping may result in a ren- > dering that is semantically different than what was intended. That is > worse ill-formatting in my opinion. Agreed. But surely it is the semantics that we are discussing ? If there is not (yet) consensus as to whether two contiguous nospan regions should permit wrapping at their juncture, then the semantics are ill-defined. Therefore what was intended is moot. >> In general, HTML >> is a "wrappy" language, and I would expect it to wrap >> (if it needs to) wherever wrapping is not explicitly >> precluded, rather than the converse (which is to say, >> wrapping only where it is explicitly permitted). > > Using white-space:nowrap is pretty explicit, is it not? Yes, and it applies solely to the region to which it applies, not to the juncture (which may well be a singularity) between that region and any following or preceding region. I have to say, I really cannot see why anyone believes its scope /should/ extend beyond the region to which it applies. Philip TAYLOR
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