RE: [CSS21] contradiction on computed value of 'float'

• From: Sylvain Galineau <sylvaing@microsoft.com>
• Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:25:59 +0000
• To: "L. David Baron" <dbaron@dbaron.org>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <3C4041FF83E1E04A986B6DC50F01782903341E54@TK5EX14MBXC296.redmond.corp.microsoft.>

[L. David Baron:]
> 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#propdef-float says that the
> computed value of 'float' is as specified.
> 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo , step 2, says that if
> 'position' is 'absolute' or 'fixed', then the computed value of 'float' is
> forced to 'none'.
> 
> These statements contradict each other.  I believe the second one is what
> was intended, and we missed this when we introduced the "Computed value:"
> lines.
> 
> A testcase is attached.  Gecko and Opera agree with my assessment; WebKit
> does not.
> 
IE9 and IE10 also do not.

Received on Friday, 28 October 2011 02:26:31 UTC