- From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:29:35 -0700
- To: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On 08/11/2010 07:14 PM, Peter Moulder wrote: > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 01:30:37PM -0700, fantasai wrote: > >> Add somewhere after: >> # However, line boxes created next to the float are shortened to >> # make room for the margin box of the float. >> The following: >> | A line box is next to a float when there exists a vertical position >> | that satisfies all of these four conditions: >> | (a) at or below the top of the line box, (b) at or above the >> | bottom of the line box, (c) below the top margin edge of the >> | float, and (d) above the bottom margin edge of the float. > > I suggest "strictly below/above", just to make sure. I'll let Bert make that call. >> | Note: this means that floats with zero height or negative >> | height do not move line boxes. > > I'm uncomfortable with this text, which might be read normatively. > ... > So I suggest: > > - Putting the note in a parenthesis, to clarify that it's not normative. > (I suggest this despite the "All notes are informative only." sentence in > section 1.4.4.) I think this is entirely unnecessary and will make the spec's note formatting more confusing. > - Rewording to "are not considered next to any line boxes, and thus do not > cause any line boxes to shorten.)" I think s/move/shorten/ will be sufficient. ~fantasai
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