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RE: [css3-writing-modes] Keyword alternatives to "logical"

From: Koji Ishii <kojiishi@gluesoft.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:57:44 -0400
To: "L. David Baron" <dbaron@dbaron.org>
CC: MURAKAMI Shinyu <murakami@antenna.co.jp>, Hakon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>, John Daggett <jdaggett@mozilla.com>, David Hyatt <hyatt@apple.com>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>, Yasuo Kida <kida@apple.com>
Message-ID: <A592E245B36A8949BDB0A302B375FB4E0AA36342D4@MAILR001.mail.lan> 
> I don't understand why 'of-block' would mean that the margins given are in
> before-end-after-start order rather than top-right-bottom-left.

When the text in a block is rotated or flipped by writing-mode or direction property, "before" side is "top of block", so I thought "margin top of block 1em" can be meaningful in English.

If this doesn't work, "beas" everywhere or the one Murakami-san proposed is also fine with me.


Regards,
Koji
Received on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 23:55:35 GMT

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