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Re: [CSS21] "containing block" disambiguation"

From: sam <samuelp@iinet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:45:04 +0800
Message-ID: <4B0E3200.7060908@iinet.net.au>
To: www-style@w3.org 
On 11/26/2009 12:39 AM, sam wrote:
> Hi.
>
> In section 9.1.2 of CSS2.1 spec, I think it should be explained better 
> that the term "containing block" applies to boxes of inline and block 
> elements. The term is misleading isnt it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam.
>
>
>
Hmm, yes I agree its misleading and ambiguous at best.

hyperlinks from "containing block" scattered through document should 
link to 10.1 Definition of "containing block" 
<http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/visudet.html#containing-block-details> not 
9.1.2 Containing blocks 
<http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/visuren.html#containing-block>.

Cheers.
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