RE: [CSS21] Re: Clarification needed for inline boxes containing block boxes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-style-request@w3.org [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On
> Behalf Of fantasai
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 11:03 PM
> To: Peter Moulder; www-style list
> Subject: Re: [CSS21] Re: Clarification needed for inline boxes containing block
> boxes
> 
> On 03/07/2011 11:09 AM, fantasai wrote:
> >
> > Filed as CSS2.1 Issue 242:
> > http://wiki.csswg.org/spec/css2.1#issue-242
> 
> Updated proposal --
> 
> Replace
>     # are broken around the block-level box, dividing the inline box
>     # into two pieces (even if either side is empty) with
>     # are broken around the block-level box (and any consecutive
>     # block-level siblings, ignoring any collapsible white space
>     # or out-of-flow elements in between them), splitting the inline
>     # box into two boxes, one each side of the block-level box.
> 
> It's a bit awkward, but I think that should work. Thoughts?
> 
> > Also need a proposal to address z-index issues...
> 
> (This has been deferred to another issue.)
> 
> ~fantasai
> 
The CSSWG has addressed your concerns in the upcoming publication of the CSS 2.1 specification[1]. 

The CSSWG resolved:

"are broken around the block-level box (and any block-level siblings that are consecutive or separated only by collapsible whitespace and/or out-of-flow elements), splitting the inline box into two boxes (even if either side is empty), one on each side of the block-level box."

We hope this closes your issue.

Please respond before 14 March, 2011 if you do not accept the current resolution.

[1] http://w3.org/TR/CSS