- From: Liam R E Quin <liam@holoweb.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 17:36:01 -0400
- To: www-style@w3.org
I was looking at border-image-slice with a view to suggesting adding the facility to xsl-fo 2.0, but I was surprised to see only 8 image segments are supported, rather than more traditional 12 or 15: +=== === =+= === ===+ |*.. ... . . ... ..*| |: :| |: :| / \ + + \ / |: :| |: :| |*.. ... ... ..*| +=== === \_/ === ===+ For example, see [1] or [2]; the first of these was actually engraved, but the second is made from separate repeated pieces of metal type. The centre pieces are, of course, centred; ideally, optically centred, which means slightly above the geometrical centre. In practice, there were usually only four straight extender pieces supplied -- they have to join up if the designer chooses to omit the centre-piece. I'm sorry not to have noticed this in my earlier review (assuming it didn't change). It seems to me that adding two extra optional numbers to border-image-slice for the four centre-pieces would accommodate my request, optionally giving 12 regions instead of nine. Thanks, Liam [1] http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol2/pages/438-Border-of-twigs/ [2] http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Fournier-ManuelTypographique-VolII/pages/133-Figures-pour-les-Missels/ -- Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ Inconstant Blog at http://www.barefootliam.org/
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