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Re: Effect of 'position:relative' on 'table-*' display values

From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:55:40 -0800
Message-ID: <492EFB3C.5050108@inkedblade.net>
To: James Hopkins <james@idreamincode.co.uk>
CC: www-style@w3.org 

James Hopkins wrote:
> 
> The current spec states that:-
> 
> "The effect of 'position:relative' on table-row-group, 
> table-header-group, table-footer-group, table-row, table-column-group, 
> table-column, table-cell, and table-caption elements is undefined." - 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#positioning-scheme
> 
> Has there been talk of a resolution for this issue?

Not really. We should address it in CSS3 Tables, though. I think one
of the major complications is the collapsing borders model.

~fantasai
Received on Thursday, 27 November 2008 19:56:22 GMT

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